Being Thankful

Mercer Mayer brings Little Critter into the Christian market with a faith-grounded gratitude lesson anchored in Psalm 107:1. The setup is immediately relatable: Critter wants Gator's cool sneakers, covets Tiger's dad's boat, and gets a plain cone when he wanted a sundae. Frustration is an honest starting point, and a visit to Grandma's farm helps him arrive at genuine thankfulness rather than just being told to feel it. At 24 pages the lesson is brief, but Mayer knows how to match scale to age — this is targeted at three- to six-year-olds, where short and clear beats long and thorough every time. Sold through Christian retailers and widely available at Barnes & Noble and Walmart. Families who want familiar characters carrying explicit Scripture values will find this delivers exactly that.