This touching children’s book is a heartfelt and heartwarming tribute to the people who worked hard to keep us safe and keep society going during the global pandemic, from Waterstones Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho.
Tatenda says thank you every day, wherever he can.
Thank you to Mum and Dad for making breakfast,
thank you to the post lady for delivering his favourite comic,
thank you to his teacher for marking his work and
thank you to the shop assistant stacking shelves.
But lately,
it seems no one can hear his thank yous: their heads are too foggy with worry . So Tatenda decides to say his biggest ‘Thank you’ ever. He stands on tiptoe, brings his arms down like a huge rainbow… and this time, his thank you helps the whole community feel better!
This
beautiful story from an
award-winning author and illustrator team was inspired by the coronavirus pandemic and the
NHS Thursday clap and helps to show children how they can celebrate the key workers in their lives.
By buying a copy of this book you are making a
donation of 3% of the retail price to Groundwork , a charity that helps some of the UK’s most disadvantaged communities deal with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
About the author
Sam Usher spent most of his childhood reading, drawing and forgetting to do his schoolwork. His debut picture book, Can You See Sassoon?, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Red House Award. He has since written and illustrated We are Not Frogs by Michael Morpurgo (Barrington Stoke), Refuge by Anne Booth (Nosy Crow) and two of his own stories: Snow and Rain (Templar Publishing). He lives in London, where he enjoys trespassing and playing the piano.