Thank-You for the Thistle Dorie Thurston tells the delightful story of Great Aunt Nellie & her fine feathered friends: The charming chickadee, tufted titmouse, nice nuthatch & the spirited sparrow. Her nice nephew Brent Bernard brings her a basket of fruit. Together, they watch at the wide window as the beautiful birds fly to Nellie's bird feeders. Brent Bernard notices that no golden goldflinches are coming. Nellie forgot to find their favorite food. Brent Bernard gladly gets the grain for the goldflinches & hangs his handiwork for the hungry heroes. A gorgeous goldflinch glides to its goal & gobbles down the goodies! They both thought that he was thinking, "Thank-you for the Thistle!" This book teaches a love of language with alliteration sure to make us all smile. It's also full of descriptive words & vivid verbs which will help children improve their writing skills. Thank-you for the Thistle portrays children being kind & helpful & sets a good example for its readers. Dorie Thurston first saw a goldfinch at Nellie's house & was inspired to share this secret of nature in a children's story. She takes care of Nelllie now that she has Alzheimer's. Dorie Books will donate a percentage of the sales to the Alzheimer's Association. |
