Recognition Gift

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A classroom or school setting. A teacher and a child of about six or seven, at the end of a school day. The teacher is handing the child a picture book with both hands, the way you hand someone something important. The child's face shows that specific expression of disbelief followed by delight. The book's illustrated cover shows a character who looks like the child. The teacher's expression is one of quiet satisfaction: this is exactly the moment they intended.

May 12, 2026

A Personalized Book From the Teacher: The End-of-Year Gift That Says I Saw You

Most students receive a card at the end of the school year, maybe a sticker sheet. A teacher who gives a personalized book to a student they want to recognize is giving something different entirely: proof that someone, outside the family, looked closely and said: I know who you are.

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