Kids Wednesday: Thank You, Miss Doover and writing thank you notes

I found a book in the library that I thought would be really fun to read. Thank You, Miss Doover by Robin Pulver was a great book to read.  My mom and I read it to my son on the way to school one day but we didn't have time to finish before he was picked up.  Funny thing is that we both wanted to see how it ended so we kept reading!!  We had to read it to him again later.

The book went through the process of writing a really thoughtful thank you note with Jack and the help of his teacher, Miss Doover.  Jack decides the perfect recipient of his note is his Great-Aunt Gertie, who gave him boring stationery. But Jack has been using his stationery for other uses like housebreaking Puddly, Jack's new puppy! With Miss Doover's help, Jack revises over and over, adding details until Great-Aunt Gertie knows exactly how he's used her special gift. But for some reason Miss Doover doesn't look too happy. Will his do-over ever impress Miss Doover?  He wrote a quick note to Miss Doover at the end and told her that he realized that her name should be Miss Do-over.

It was a great start to have my son work on a thank you note because it showed another kid doing it.  I hope that you use it for a great start to your holiday or birthday thank you cards.  It is always great to start kids on this practice early and it take a little more time with kids.  Hope you have lots of fun and send lots of thanks!