This is a Gift for You by Emily Winfield Martin

There seems to be a slight avalanche of books lately with advice for children - often either for a boy or for a girl but of course many are for both too. Lots of these, I think, will appeal to adults more than children themselves. Perhaps the publishers are aiming at grandparents or godparents or other close relatives who are looking for a book to gift to a new baby or young child.

This gift is for you reads like a poem. Kirkus say it feels like an extended greeting card. Here is Emily Winfield Martin's web page. I previously talked about her novel Snow and Rose. 

Here is part of the text from "This gift is for you". 

This gift is for you:

Just something little and out of the blue.

This is a thing that's true:

The best treasures fit in a pocket (or two).

This is a thing I know:

If we watch the world closely ...Magic will show.

Sp I'll give you this world like a lucky blue stone ...

The gift of alone ... And not being alone.

Emily Winfield Martin has another book in this genre:

You could pair this with one of these:

This is a new Australian picture book published in March, 2022. 

 have talked previously about an Evie Barrow book - I saw Pete and Pete saw me