Kids who suck their thumbs know there's nothing better. NOTHING! Here is a fun picture book ode to the thumb, including endearing rhymes that detail the pros and cons - but mostly the pros - that come along with thumb-sucking.
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1993. The story of a dystopian community ruled by the Committee of Elders, which tightly controls every aspect of society. When 12-year-old Jonas is granted the highest job in the society, Receiver of Memory, he learns from the Giver all that has been sacrificed in the name of order and sameness.