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Thanksgiving Picture Books To Read During the Holiday

by Melissa Taylor

Many Americans love the traditions surrounding Thanksgiving, so why not add picture books into the holiday mix?

These Thanksgiving-themed books will help children learn about the harvest season, gratitude, traditions, history, and foods. While most of these stories focus on community, hospitality, and thankfulness, it’s valuable to read the First People’s perspective of the first Thanksgiving in the book Keepunumuk.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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    Thanksgiving Is for Giving Thanks!

    by Margaret Sutherland and Sonja Lamut

    If you’re looking for a sweet story that focuses on thankfulness, you will enjoy this simple tale about community and gratitude with brightly colored, fall-themed illustrations.
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    The Great Thanksgiving Escape

    by Mark Fearing

    What begins as a boring Thanksgiving at Grandma’s house changes when Gavin’s cousin Rhonda convinces him to sneak out of the house to the backyard swing set. But getting to the backyard won’t be easy. They must navigate a hallway of hugging aunts, dogs in sweaters, and a wall of butts!
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    Five Silly Turkeys

    by Salina Yoon

    Toddlers will love reading this rhyming story about silly turkeys getting chased by bees, falling asleep, and dancing. (Among other antics.) Count down from five to one as you laugh along with these goofy turkeys and crunch their crinkly tail feathers.
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    Keepunumuk

    by Danielle Greendeer, Anthony Perry and Alexis Bunten

    This important story shares the first Thanksgiving from the Wampanoag perspective as two children learn how their tribe helped the Newcomers (Pilgrims) by sharing Weeâchumun (corn) and other food and survival skills. The book also explains that the First People generally consider the Thanksgiving holiday to be a day of mourning.
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    I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie

    by Alison Jackson

    The rollicking old lady poem returns with a gigantic Thanksgiving feast, where she eats everything from pie to all of the salad and even an entire turkey, leaving nothing for anyone else. With every new food, the old lady grows bigger and bigger and bigger — until something surprising happens!
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    The Crayons Give Thanks

    illustrated by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers

    Fans of the Crayons’ books will love this humorous holiday story about the Crayons’ gratitude. With creativity and sweetness, their witty dialogue and creative things they’re thankful for offer readers entertaining surprises throughout. Will you be thankful for any of the same things?
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    Sharing the Bread

    by Pat Zietlow Miller

    Everyone in this 19th-century family prepares something for their Thanksgiving meal, from starting the fire to baking the bread, mashing the potatoes, and cooking berries. This historical fiction story in rhyme emphasizes cooperation, sharing, family, and tradition, complemented by atmospheric illustrations.
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    I Am Thankful

    by Sonali Fry

    What do the grateful children in a diverse classroom feel thankful for? Read their lists, then extend the book’s message by thinking of all the things you’re thankful for, too.
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    Happy Friendsgiving

    by Marcie Colleen

    Everyone is welcome at this Thanksgiving feast, where friends gather to cook, share food, and celebrate the bonds of friendship. This is a much-needed, inclusive story of found families with a winsome message of generosity and hospitality.
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    Gather Grateful

    by Megan Litwin

    What does the word “gathering” mean to animals and humans? With the arrival of fall, the animals outside gather food and prepare for winter. Inside, the humans gather together to share a meal in community. Lovely illustrations and rhyming text give this story a cozy ambience.
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