A Common Thirst Gift Set – A Kid-Friendly, Small-Biz-Loving Gift

Looking for a fun and meaningful gift for the little ones in your life that also supports small, family-run businesses? We get it—it’s tough! That’s why we teamed up with a Duluth author, a local illustrator, and our own soap shop to create something extra special.

This gift set brings together storytelling, creativity, and a bit of bathtime fun. Perfect for birthdays, just-because surprises, or sweet moments with your favorite tiny humans.

The A Common Thirst Gift Set includes:
📖 A Common Thirst – A beautifully written and illustrated children’s book by Duluth author Gary Boelhower and artist Sarah Brokke
🧼 Two adorable minifigure soaps – Made with love and safe for little hands
💌 One card designed by a local artist – Blank inside for your message (or your kiddo’s masterpiece!)

Card Options:
🐿️ Winter Squirrel – Schaefer Design Co
🌌 Winter’s Eve – Schaefer Design Co
🐻 Bear – Schaefer Design Co
🎶 Fruity Birds – Schaefer Design Co
🌈 Rainbow Tree – Warrior Printress

🎁 All items come tucked into a cheerful package, ready to gift
🚚 FREE shipping or local delivery (Cloquet/Duluth, MN area)

Want to send it straight to your little recipient? Just list their name and address in the "Shipping Address" section. We’re happy to add a note too—just leave your message in the order comments!A Common Thirst is a story about the goats, who rule the mountains, and the sheep, who rule the plains. The melting snow in the mountains and the rain on the plains give the goats and the sheep all the water they need. But one year no snow falls and not a single rain cloud fills the skies. The streams become bone dry. The goats and the sheep are challenged to find a new way to live.

A Common Thirst helps children think about the earth-home we all share. When resources are scarce, we are often tempted to withdraw from one another and to horde what we have. Yet when we recognize our common needs and our common stories, we discover ways to share what we have. In the sharing, we find that life is richer than we could have imagined.

Through engaging, vibrant illustrations and lyrical prose, A Common Thirst provides children with a sense of the abundance of life and the challenge of finding new ways to be in community.

About the Author...Gary Boelhower, professor emeritus at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota, is an award-winning teacher, writer, and poet whose career has focused on wise decision-making and values-based leadership. For more on Gary, visit GaryBoelhower.com.

About the illustrator... Sarah Brokke has garnered numerous awards for her widely exhibited work. She is the director of the art program and the Community Mural Initiative at the College of St. Scholastica. For more on Sarah, visit SarahBrokke.com.

More information about A Common Thirst
Interview with the illustrator, Sarah Brokke
Purchase A Common Thirst (just the book)

• Whoever you give this to will love it!
• Simplifies the gift giving process
• You are supporting three family-owned, small businesses!
• Free shipping/local delivery (we offer free shipping/delivery on all orders $30 and over). We can even send it directly to the recipient so you can save on shipping costs.
• Ships to the United States only