Gwen’s Gratitude: A Moral Lesson on Gratitude by Marie Zhang; Illustrated by Hibah Habibah

“Gwen’s Gratitude is a very cute book with a big lesson on gratefulness.”

Review by Rayleigh Setser

Gwen takes the blessings in her life for granted and throws temper tantrums when she doesn’t get her way. When she learns those around her aren’t as lucky, she begins to understand just how amazing her life truly is and learns an important lesson—to be grateful for the good things in her life.

I received this book for free from the author/publisher. All comments and opinions are entirely my own and this review is voluntary.

Gwen's Gratitude is a very cute book with a big lesson on gratefulness. Gwen learns through observations of other kids around her how fortunate she is to have things that she usually takes for granted, like a clean coat, or a lunch that may not be her favorite meal.

I loved the simplicity of the rhyming lines in this book, and how easy the story is to understand. It would be good as both a read aloud and an early reader with how short and to the point the lines are. The illustrations are fun and bright, too!

I do wish the ending had been given a stronger resolution, but overall, this is a very sweet book with a valuable lesson on thankfulness.