Otis Gives Thanks

(Board book)

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Time to honor Thanksgiving and make it a year-round holiday, thanks to this perfect ode to gratitude featuring Otis, everyone's favorite tractor. Being thankful is a year-round blessing for Otis the tractor! Giving thanks makes Otis happy. He gives thanks for the land and country he loves. Otis is thankful for time to play games like hide-and-seek and ring-around-the-rosy. He cherishes his farm friends who make life on the ranch as happy as can be. And most of all, everyone's favorite tractor is thankful for the greatest thing in life- love. Told with a sense of warmth, heart, and above all else, gratefulness, this is an uplifting tale that speaks to the soul of Otis' character and reminds readers that taking the time to appreciate our lives is a virtue in itself. From the creator of the Otis series, and the illustrator ofThe Little Engine That CouldandOf Thee I Singby President Barack Obama.

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Loren Longhasputt puff puttedy chuffed his way all over the bestseller lists. He is the author-illustrator of the Otis series, Little Tree, and Drummer Boy, and the illustrator ofToy Boatby Randall de S ve andMr. Peabody's Applesby Madonna. He was also honored to have the opportunity to modernize the classicThe Little Engine That Couldby Watty Piper and to illustrateOf Thee I Singby President Barack Obama. A graduate of the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Loren lives in Ohio with his wife, Tracy, and their two sons.You can visit Loren Long at www.OtisTheTractor.com and www.LorenLong.com. Follow Loren on Twitter @lorenlong.