This is a really lovely children's book, both visually and emotionally. A little girl and her grandmother are driving the long drive to the grandmother's home and the grandmother encourages her to find ten beautiful things on the way. The book doesn't come out and say what's going on and you realize slowly that she is moving to live with her grandmother and clearly anxious and sad, but the grandmother's love and comforting joy help her navigate it. There are so few books dealing with topics like parents' death, foster care and so on, and most try to hit kids on the head with moralizing messages if they do have characters who are dealing with these issues. This one puts the child's circumstances on the back seat and just treats her as a main character learning to see beauty even in sad times and reminds kids that love and beauty can come from many places. Well recommended.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.

Ten Beautiful Things was an absolutely stunning book. As a girl and her grandmother travel across the country after an implied devastating loss, the little girl is feeling empty and angry. The grandmother suggests a game; find ten beautiful things. This simple task gives the girl something to focus on while also building the relationship between the two.
The story was brilliant, the illustrations incredible and a book deserving of accolades.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

Ten Beautiful Things is a beautifully told story about a little girl who is going to live with her grandma very far away from her home. The story doesn't tell you why this is but this could be a great conversation starter to use with children in therapy or in a class or even with a child at home.
The girl is sad and her grandma decides to play a game in the car - to find ten beautiful things on their journey. The moral of the story is that even though we may not want to do something or even be happy about it, there is beauty, wonderment and amazing things around us that make everything more worth while.
I loved the illustrations and the reference to mindfulness when the little girl stops to inhale the smell of the earth slow and steadily.
A beautiful book for any child and we really do need more books like this in the world today.

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I love to read stories with my daughter (6 years old) that help us talk about different topics that may not come up in normal conversation, or may be difficult. This one was one of those for us. We are never told why Lily is moving to live with her Gran (which allows for it to be used for those in multiple different scenarios), but we see her at the beginning sad and unable to see any beauty around her. Wise and loving Gran challenges her to find ten beautiful things before their long car ride is over! This was a good opportunity to talk through lots of reasons big changes might happen in our lives, and even in the midst of sadness beauty can still be found. It's a beautifully illustrated book and I would definitely recommend it!
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We can all relate to needing to find positivity and shifting our mindset. TEN BEAUTIFUL THINGS by Molly Beth Griffin is a gorgeous ode to finding beauty in the world around us, especially when we feel empty, alone, and aren't ready to embrace the change we are facing.
An incredible story that belongs in every home and school library.

Okay I really loved this book! There are so many layers to it. The basic storyline is that of a little girl, Lily who is moving in with her grandma and is very nervous. So Gram tells Lily to count 10 beautiful things on their car journey.
One of the reasons I originally wanted to read this book was the concept, this book can help support children by offering a coping mechanism for when they are scared or anxious. But what I also loved about this book as it has so much potential for inference reading, discussion of vocabulary and potential for children to write a journey of their own where the spot ten beautiful things. In parts of the story some of the things discussed aren’t things that the children might normally think of as beautiful which creates a great talking point about what is beautiful and why. It’s also great to discuss in relation to children emotions as well.

The book doesn’t explain why Lily is going to live with her nan and doesn’t focus on that in the story, which I like because you can discuss with the children... but also allows the focus to not be on something that could be triggering for some children but be on something positive. (Although it would be important to think about the children you are reading it to anyway) Having her live with her nan also allows different types of families to be shown and represented.

A beautifully illustrated book that initially looks like a simple lovely story but has a lot of depth to it.

This was a really beautiful children’s book and I loved it!

The story and the illustrations were wonderful and the book is a one that tugs on the heartstrings. We don't know what has happened to Lily's parents but the book dals with it as a loss and the impact that is on her as she makes a new life away from everything she knew with her grandma.

The book is really well written and it has such a lovely flow to it. . I liked that the book looked at the loss of a parent or what they knew as the norm in this was as it deals with the grief and anxiety from the associated changes too.

I loved the way the book encourages the reader to look around you and that you can find beauty in everything, even when life is hard.

It is 5 stars from me for this one - very highly recommended!

First I want to thank NetGalley and for an early digital copy of this picture book in exchange for my honest review. I spend every night reading stories to my little ones. I know they would love this story, and I think you can get a lot of comprehension discuss and imagery from this story.

Ultimately, Lily is to move in with her grandmother and on they go on a road trip. You can tell Lily feels sad and to help Lily see the positive sides of life Grandma makes a car ride game to see the light. This book is a great mini-lesson on how to make lemons out of lemonade, or being grateful for the simple beauty in life even if it doesn't feel good inside.

This is a really heartwarming book about grief, uncertainty, worry, and love! I really like how it incorporates how much Lily is worrying in the form of physical symptoms, which is accurate af! I also really liked that the grandma explains that something doesn't need to be pretty to be beautiful and that this is reflected in the things they decide to pick on their journey!
We definitely need more picturebooks like these, and I would really use it with younger children!

Beautiful pictures, evocative language about Lily and her grandmother's long journey back to her grandmother's house. Her grandmother comes up with a game for Lily to find ten beautiful things along the way. Artwork went hand-in-hand with the language, but the book left me wondering what happened to Lily and why she was sad to be moving in with her grandmother. However, when I read it to my kids, they said, "I think the author did that deliberately so if a child who is reading it is going through a transition - no matter what it is - they can relate to it and feel like they're not alone.". Highly recommend .

This was a beautifully illustrated story about change and finding the beauty in the world around you no matter what. I read it with my children, ages 8 & 10 and we all enjoyed it.

Ten Beautiful Things was a wonderfully pensive book. The context of a little girl unseated and obviously unsettled from her norm may be a little hard for younger eyes to understand but for some it may be just right. The illustrations move the story along and encourage the young hearts to find the beautiful things even amongst the clouds and the unsaid emotions. I enjoyed the book and loved reading it with my young daughter.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an electronic copy to read and review.

This is the perfect book to show how we can look for the good in a bad situation. I think this will be the perfect book to read when children have to do something that they aren't happy out, especially when they don't have a choice in the matter. In the book, that situation is a little girl having to move far away with her grandmother.

Sad that stories like this are needed , but they are as so many grandparents are raising their grandchildren. It's not stated why the child is going to live with her grandmother, but she's sad and her grandmother is trying very hard to keep the move light and happy by looking for ten beautiful things on the way to her home on a farm in Iowa. Child is skeptical that there will be ten things, but grandmother gets her started and before long they arrive home to their new lives. Lovely tale. Would make a good read to a child in similar circumstances I would think. Illustrations were wonderful.

In this poignant story, Lily is driving to Iowa to move in with her Gran. Along the way, Gran asks Lily to play a game where they have to find 10 beautiful things on their drive. At first, Lily can't find the beauty in the April clouds and her sadness, but soon she sees beauty in the unexpected, from the spell of mud to an abandoned barn to a swan-shaped cloud.

I enjoyed the theme of love and appreciation throughout the book. I also enjoyed how it gave representation to different family types: Lily was moving in with her Gran. There is no mention as to why, just that it is the way it is now, and they love each other no matter what.

Most adults know the challenge of taking a long car journey with a child. Car games are a fun way of keeping the children busy.

Our little lead character in this book, Lily, is also going on a car journey with her grandma to her new home. To keep her attention diverted, Grandma begins the game of finding "Ten Beautiful Things".

Now the most important factor is that Lily is sad but we do not why. Is it because of some death in the family? is it because she doesn't want to leave her old home? Or is she missing her friends? The beauty of this is that the story can be adapted to incorporate any reason for Lily's loss and a beautiful way of dealing with the pain. initially, I wasn't sure why the reason for Lily's sadness had been left unclear but on reading the Goodreads synopsis, I realised that it makes perfect sense to keep the reason hazy. The book can be used by parents/guardians to help children deal with any personal loss or pain.

And what fabulous illustrations! They look as if they have been lovingly drawn with crayons.

Amazing! Beautiful, emotional, great illustrations and just a strong and positive message. Perfection made of paper! Obviously I recommend it!!

Sad, touching, sweet and uplifting. What a lovely little book. You can feel the little girl's pain and loss but you can also feel the grandma's love. It's so important that we all take time to find and appreciate the beautiful things in life, especially when life is sad or hard. Love this book! 5 stars all day long

This is such a sweet story that was beautifully written. The illustrations are absolutely gorgeous as well. While the story obviously has a sad background that we don’t learn about for sure, it teaches the lesson that there is beauty around us always.

This is such a beautiful children’s book, both in the story itself and in the illustrations. The story follows Lily and her Grandma as they travel through Iowa to her Grandma’s house and Lily’s new home. We don’t read the backstory but it would appear that something has happened to Lily’s parents and she is on her way to live with her Grandma. It’s an interesting story, looking at grief and anxiety from a child’s perspective, but also has a great lesson about finding beauty in everything around you, even when it’s hard. And the illustrations are beautiful!

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with an ARC.