Cover of The Great Gratitude Surprise by Rod Soper: two children carry a suitcase across a beach while their family waves

Picture book

The Great Gratitude Surprise

By Rod Soper

Sammy and her family find an amazing surprise at the beach, and together they go on a wonderful gratitude journey.

Buy the book

Paperback, posted within Australia. You'll enter your delivery address at checkout.

About the book

The Great Gratitude Surprise is part of the Playing with Gratitude Project, a mental wellness program developed to help children and their families thrive and flourish across their lifespan.

It's a warm, funny story to read together at home or in the room, and a natural way to start conversations about noticing, taking in and giving back the good in our lives.

I loved this book so much! It has a really great message about gratefulness and being a family.

Grace, aged 11

For services and schools

Ordering copies for your early learning service, school or the families in your community? Get in touch about bulk orders and pairing the book with the Playing with Gratitude Project.

  • Bulk copies for rooms, libraries and family gifts
  • Teacher resources from the Playing with Gratitude Project
  • Pairs with the Playing with Gratitude online course and PD