Annie’s Thanksgiving Bookshelf

• Thanksgiving Is…by Gail Gibbons- This starts with ancient history and skips along through usual traditions ending with sharing & caring. Good from start to finish!
• Clifford’s First Autumn and Clifford’s Thanksgiving Visit by Norman Birdwell – Perfect fit for preschoolers.
• The Night Before Thanksgiving by Natasha Wing – This one is mostly about food, but still a fun read for younger kids.
• Thanksgiving at the Tappletons’ by Eileen Spinelli – This is a funny story mostly about food.
• Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks by Margaret Sutherland – Good for younger children to remember their blessings.
• The Story of the Pilgrims – Simple picture story book about the pilgrims. A helpful way to give early elementary children the history of Thanksgiving. 
• The Bernstein Bears Give Thanks by Mike Bernstein – Another good one for younger kids to encourage true thankfulness.
• Give Thanks to the Lord by Karma Wilson – Beautiful pictures, but I wish there were more substance to this count your blessings book. 
• The Story of the First Thanksgiving by Elaine Raphael – A picture book about Plymouth life with drawing lessons at the end.
• How Many Days to America? A Thanksgiving Story by Eva Bunting – Not your typical Thanksgiving book. This is the story of a family immigrating by boat from Cuba. 
• Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende Devlin – A sweet story about the cranberry harvest on Cape Cod. A great example of true friendship and a delicious orange cranberry bread recipe at the end. 
• Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving by Eric Metaxas – Well known author and has beautiful pictures with Christian themes. 
• Three Young Pilgrims by Cheryl Harness – Interesting variety of illustrations that tells the story of pilgrim life from children’s perspectives. 
• The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh – History of Thanksgiving with modern, simple illustrations. 
• If You Were At…The First Thanksgiving by Anne Kamma – Like others in this series, this book is good for curious kids who want to know more about the pilgrims’ lives.
• Thanksgiving Day: A Time to Be Thankful by Elaine Landau – A thorough overview of the history and traditions of Thanksgiving. Lots of interesting pictures throughout. 
• Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving by Joseph Bruchac- The Thanksgiving story as told by Tisquantum, also known as Squanto.
• The Legend of Squanto – Audiobook (dramatized) with Christian themes.
• Squanto: Friend of the Pilgrims by Clyde Robert Bulla – Quick chapter book with some illustrations. Great family read aloud for the family.
• An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving by Louisa May Alcott – A lesser known chapter book by a well-known author containing good themes of family love and traditions.
• What Was the First Thanksgiving? by Lauren Mortimer- The “Who/What Was books are fun, informative reads!

Hope you enjoy reading with your kids!

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