grat•i•tude noun ˈgra-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd
: a feeling of appreciation or thanks

“Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.” -Henri-Frederic Amiel Philosopher, Poet, Critic

Gratitude is being Thankful! Take one minute to watch the video, “Biker” from Values.com.

Dallas Clayton is an American author and illustrator best known for his children’s works in the Awesome Book series. Clayton’s adventure started a few years ago after he wrote and illustrated a book for his son called An Awesome Book!. The drawings were bold and the message was simple: Don’t ever stop dreaming, and when you do dream, dream BIG.

Not a single publisher was interested in the book, so he took matters into his own hands and published it himself. Clayton made the story available to read for free online. People started sharing his story and those people shared his story and so on so forth … readers of the Awesome Book exponentially grew and has impacted children as well as adults. Read, The Awesome Book, the book that started it all!

Dallas Clayton published a second book titled, The Awesome Book of Thanks!

A whimsical, Seuss-esque book that will inspire readers to appreciate the big and little things in life. “Deliciously childlike art…skips across the pages, sometimes silly, sometimes practical…and always appealing.” (Booklist)

Just like Dallas Clayton, you too can publish your own story online using mystorybook.com! mystorybook.com allows you to write, illustrate and publish stories as easy as one, two three! Choose your main characters, create a beginning, a middle and an end. Draw your story. Publish it!

Think about what it means to be grateful and start writing your online book! You can write with a partner or by yourself!

Take a look at this 30 Day “Gratitude Challenge” for inspiration!

Gratitude, Pass It On!