Hello, Gratitude (A Picture Book About Noticing the Good Alongside the Hard)

Have you ever felt two things at once? Scared enough to stop and brave enough to try anyway?

From the high dive to the classroom, from not making the team to starting over at a new school, the children in this story discover something important: hard things and bright spots often show up together.

With vivid illustrations and relatable metaphors, Hello, Gratitude invites readers to notice the bright spots woven into real life—the butterflies before the big jump, the hard work of trying again, and the joy, connection, and wonder that show up along the way.

This book will help kids and the caring adults in their lives:

• Understand what bright spots are and how to notice them
• Practice authentic gratitude that starts with real feelings, not forced positivity
• Use the power of "and" to make room for all of it