Giving thanks / by Joseph Bruchac in memory of Chief Jake Swamp -- Dear sky / by Naomi Shihab Nye -- Flights / by Kimberly Blaeser -- Dinosaur / by Sun Yung Shin -- Constellation / by Ed DeCaria -- Appreciation equations / by Becky Shillington -- Nothing to be grateful for / by Padma Venkatraman -- Best birthday present: a poem for two voices / by Gwendolyn Hooks -- Race of friends / by Jane Yolen -- First responder / by Janice Scully -- Roy G. Biv / by Charles Waters -- Drops of gratitude / by Carole Lindstrom -- Thanks in advance (for not squishing me) / by Sylvia Liu -- Thank you, sleep! / by Carolyn Dee Flores -- Atta-dude / by Sarvinder Naberhaus -- No more holes for broken soles / by Lupe Ruiz-Flores -- Each scar / by Baptiste Paul -- Stories for dinner / by Cynthia Leitich Smith -- Alice thanks for looking glass(es) / by Patti Richards -- Dimples / by Chrystal D. Giles -- I'm thankful for my puppy / by Margarita Engle -- I picked up a wallet / by Kenn Nesbitt -- Falling leaves / by JaNay Brown-Wood -- Diary of a sweatshirt: the best day ever / by Diana Murray -- Thanksgiving at the lake / by Megan Hoyt -- Perfect rock / by Jamie McGillen -- Autumn by the sea / by Renée M. LaTulippe -- Thankful for thinking / by Vanessa Brantley-Newton -- College degree / by Traci Sorell -- A graceful journey / by Edna Cabcabin Moran -- Paint the sunset / by Charles Ghigna -- All this / by Liz Garton Scanlon -- Poetic forms and literary devices (please try these at home!) -- People to be grateful for (also known as contributors to this book) -- Editor's note to educators and parents.