Other editions of book The Thank You Book

In The Thank You Book, Carole Stuart teams up with acclaimed illustrator Arthur Robins to teach young children that combining two words, "thank" and "you," makes a powerful everyday statement. The book takes readers from breakfast through bedtime in the company of a young brother and sister. The boy, who is late for school, thanks his father for a comb to tame his unruly hair. The girl, helped by a teacher in a difficult project, receives a smile after saying "thank you." Robins's witty illustrations keep the lesson light.

Carole Stuart and Arthur Robins want to teach children a simple lesson: the importance of saying thank you. Stuart and Robins show children and their parents how easy these words can be to say and when, during a typical day, it might be appropriate. In the company of a brother-and-sister team, readers go from breakfast through bedtime, learning all the thankyous along the way. Robins is the winner of the Nestle Smarties Book Prize, the English equivalent of the Caldecott Medal.