The Gift of Everything

(Hardback)

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This heartwarming story perfect for the holiday season offers a fresh take on mindfulness and gratitude and features Patrick McDonnell's familiar beloved characters from his popular MUTTS comic strip!

It's that time of year again. Mooch the cat is searching up, down, and all around for a perfect gift for his special friend Earl. But what is perfect Join Mooch as he sees the world around him with a fresh feeling of gratitude and discovers the answer: Everyone... Everywhere... Everything! Good thing he has just the right person to share it all with!

In this joyful rhyming companion to the New York Times bestselling classic The Gift of Nothing, the stars of the beloved comic strip MUTTS find the gift of their lives.

Don't miss these other picture books starring MUTTS characters:

The Gift of Nothing

Hug Time

Reviews

Praise for The Gift of Nothing:
A New York Times Bestseller

* "Pure delight." Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Priceless." -The Washington Post

"A sweet tale with a Zen message." -People

"A perfect meditation on gift giving and friendship." Kirkus Reviews

A fine vehicle for a one-on-one discussion of the meaning of friendship and gift-giving. --School Library Journal

Author Bio

Patrick McDonnell's beloved and award-winning comic strip, MUTTS, has appeared in over 700 newspapers across 20 countries for 30 years. Charles Schulz called it "One of the best comics strips of all time." Patrick is the author of several New York Times bestselling picture books, including The Gift of Nothing, and the Caldecott Honor winning Me...Jane. Both have been adapted as musicals for the Kennedy Center stage. Other children's books include Hug Time, A Perfectly Messed-Up Story, The Monsters' Monster, and Thank You and Goodnight. Patrick was a member of the Board of Directors of The Humane Society of the United States for 18 years and currently serves on the boards of The Charles M. Schulz Museum and D&R Greenway Land Trust. He lives in New Jersey.