{"id":8162805678317,"title":"Say Thank You? (But Why?)","handle":"say-thank-you","description":"\u003ch6\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/zeena-pliska\"\u003eZeena Pliska\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hazel-quintanilla\"\u003eHazel Quintanilla\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThey're helping you.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" face=\"Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eWhen Little Giraffe’s parents try to teach her to say, “Thank you,” she repeatedly asks, “Why?” It isn’t until her friends Zebra, Meerkat, and Monkey help her make a special dish for their community meal that she begins to understand the feeling of gratitude. When Little Giraffe feels a wonderful warm sensation in her heart, she truly begins to grasp the meaning of the words \u003ci\u003ethank you\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSweet and silly, Chicken Soup for the Soul Babies imparts good values through heartwarming and humourous stories to help little ones put their best foot forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/css\"\u003eChicken Soup for the Soul children's books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/say-thank-you-spread.jpg?v=1682535940\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/say-thank-you-cover.jpg?v=1682535940\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/say-thank-you-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1682535940\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/chicken-soup-for-the-soul-babies-activity-kit-2025.pdf?v=1733926961\"\u003eDownload the Series Activity Kit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZeena Pliska, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\" size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003eZeena Pliska is a Filipino-Egyptian author, educator, and blogger. She has worked as a kindergarten teacher for over thirty years, and has been involved in children’s and women’s issues for the bulk of her adult life. Zeena lives in Los Angeles with her teenage daughter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/zeena-pliska\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Zeena.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHazel Quintanilla, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\" size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003eHazel Quintanilla studied graphic design and illustration. She enjoys putting the bold colors and cute shapes living in her mind on paper. Hazel has produced work for numerous brands and magazines, as well as illustrating over one hundred children's books published around the world. She’s the proud mom to nine dogs and lives in Guatemala with her husband.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hazel-quintanilla\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Hazel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLittle Giraffe learns to express her gratitude with a “thank you.” As the animals prepare for the Harvest Party, Mama, Papa, and Grandma Giraffe teach Little Giraffe to say thank you and why. 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She has worked as a kindergarten teacher for over thirty years, and has been involved in children’s and women’s issues for the bulk of her adult life. Zeena lives in Los Angeles with her teenage daughter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/zeena-pliska\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Zeena.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHazel Quintanilla, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\" size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003eHazel Quintanilla studied graphic design and illustration. She enjoys putting the bold colors and cute shapes living in her mind on paper. Hazel has produced work for numerous brands and magazines, as well as illustrating over one hundred children's books published around the world. She’s the proud mom to nine dogs and lives in Guatemala with her husband.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hazel-quintanilla\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Hazel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLittle Giraffe learns to express her gratitude with a “thank you.” As the animals prepare for the Harvest Party, Mama, Papa, and Grandma Giraffe teach Little Giraffe to say thank you and why. 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