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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass comes a beautiful and lushly illustrated tale celebrating gratitude, reciprocity, and finding our place in the natural world, ideal for sharing with the youngest readers.
When young Bud sees people bustling around, intent on their chores and their screens, she is certain they must be doing important things—and she wants to be included. But wise Nokomis, her grandmother, shows her that there is a different way to find belonging, one that relies on stillness and observing the natural world. As Bud discovers the freely given gifts of the Earth, she wonders if she has something important to give back: What is her gift?
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Publishers Weekly: "Gently conversational text from Wall Kimmerer, making her picture book debut, leans accessibly into themes of abundance, attentiveness, personal gifts, and reciprocity. Softly textured illustrations from Stoop, which incorporate numerous species of fauna and flora, aptly capture Bud’s warm relationship with her grandmother and with the natural world."
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