The Gift of Nothing

Name: The Gift of Nothing
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Patrick McDonnell
ISBN: 9781619697935

Author: Patrick McDonnell

Narrator: Nick Sullivan

Unabridged: 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers

Published: 07/10/2012

Categories: Nonfiction, Body, Mind, & Spirit, Family & Relationships, Pets, Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

What can Mooch the cat give Earl the dog when Earl has everything? The answer, of course, is nothing. This simple picture book story features characters from McDonnell's popular comic strip, "Mutts." Illustrations.

About Patrick McDonnell

Patrick McDonnell is the creator of the beloved internationally syndicated comic strip MUTTS, which features the characters that star in five of his children's picture books: Just Like Heaven, Hug Time, South, Wag!, and The Gift of Nothing. He is also the creator of Me . . . Jane, a Caldecott Honor Book and a New York Times bestselling picture book biography of Dr. Jane Goodall, and has written and illustrated A Perfectly Messed-Up Story and the award-winning picture book Art. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, Karen; their formerly feral cat, Not Ootie; and their adopted terrier, Amelie.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Christine on April 23, 2010

My child went shopping with me, and I found him walking around saying, "the latest this, the newest that, buy, sale, sale, buy; there is nothing to buy ..." And I realized the book had changed his life. For the better. Just a joy. And a must for every parent.......more

Goodreads review by Manny on June 21, 2013

Mooch the cat needs to find a birthday present for Earl the dog, who's already got everything. What's he going to do? He cunningly solves the problem by giving Earl nothing, wrapped up in a box with a pretty bow. It's cute, though if I were going to be pedantic I might complain that the basic joke wa......more

Goodreads review by Emily on December 03, 2024

I thrifted a few children’s books today, and this was in my haul. It’s nothing crazy & some would argue it’s nothing, but I sure thought it was something. It was simple, and something I look forward to reading my future kiddos. Nothing is worth more than those around you :)......more

Goodreads review by Brandy on October 30, 2022

Adorable!......more