The Gift of Everything

Coming Soon

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By Patrick McDonnell

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Oct 7, 2025
Page Count
40 pages
ISBN-13
9780316583305

Price

$17.99

Price

$23.99 CAD

Format

Format:

  1. Hardcover $17.99 $23.99 CAD
  2. ebook $10.99 $13.99 CAD

This heartwarming story perfect for the holiday season offers a fresh take on mindfulness and gratitude and features Patrick McDonnell’s familiar beloved characters from his popular MUTTS comic strip!

It’s that time of year again. Mooch the cat is searching up, down, and all around for a perfect gift for his special friend Earl. But what is perfect? Join Mooch as he sees the world around him with a fresh feeling of gratitude and discovers the answer: Everyone… Everywhere… Everything! Good thing he has just the right person to share it all with!

In this joyful rhyming companion to the New York Times bestselling classic The Gift of Nothing, the stars of the beloved comic strip MUTTS find the gift of their lives.
 
Don’t miss these other picture books starring MUTTS characters:
The Gift of Nothing
Hug Time

  • Praise for The Gift of Nothing:
    A New York Times Bestseller

    * “Pure delight.” ―Publishers Weekly, starred review

    “Priceless.” –The Washington Post

    “A sweet tale with a Zen message.” –People

    “A perfect meditation on gift giving and friendship.” ―Kirkus Reviews

    A fine vehicle for a one-on-one discussion of the meaning of friendship and gift-giving.
    School Library Journal

Patrick McDonnell

About the Author

Patrick McDonnell is the author and illustrator of Tek: The Modern Cave Boy, Thank You and Good Night, A Perfectly Messed-Up Story, The Monsters’ Monster, and Me…Jane, a Caldecott Honor Book. He is also the creator of the internationally syndicated comic strip Mutts, which inspired his picture books The Gift of Nothing, Hug Time, and others. He lives in New Jersey.

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