To be honest, there aren't a lot of good ("good" is the key word) Thanksgiving stories.
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Picture Books: E-P - Preschool, E- 1 - 1st Grade, E-2 - Second Grade, E-3 -Third Grade; Number - Nonfiction
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The Best Thanksgiving Ever! written by
Teddy Slater; illustrated by Ethan Long (E Paper)
Everyone in the Turkey family gathers for a happy
Thanksgiving Day and have their (perhaps not yours
or mine) most favorite food for dinner.
The Thanksgiving Bowl written by Virginia
Kroll; illustrated by Philomena O'Neill (E-1)
When the family gathers at Grandma Grace's house
for Thanksgiving, they write down what they are
thankful for and put it in a bowl. This is great idea for
the holida, however, what the story is really about is
what adventures the bowl has for a whole year when
it is accidently left outside and forgotten. (2007)
[11/07]
Over the River by Derek Anderson (E-P)
This tale is based on our favorite Thanksgiving song
written by Lydia Maria Child. The Turkey family has
an exciting adventure as they travel to grandma's
house...and they bring extra guests for dinner. The
illustrations are great.
Corduroy's Thanksgiving by Lisa McCue
(E-P)
Perfect for Corduroy's youngest fans, this brightly
colored, shaped board book finds the bear and his
friends each saying why they are thankful.
The Peterkins' Thanksgiving by Elizabeth
Spurr (E-2)
As the family sits down to dinner, they realize
something is missing from their beautiful table: a
turkey. How is a family that's as silly as the
Peterkins are known to be going to find their missing
meal?
The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz (E-1)
Putting a wacky twist on Hans Christian Andersen's
"The Ugly Duckling," Horowitz tells this story of an
ugly pumpkin that doesn't fit in. He leaves the
pumpkin patch, and by the time Thanksgiving rolls
around, he discovers the truth about who he is. (This
book is also shown on the Spoof Tales page.)
Turkey surprise written by Peggy Archer;
illustrated by Thor Wickstom (E-1)
A turkey hides from two brothers looking for the main
course for their Thanksgiving dinner.. They end up
finding something better to eat and the turkey and
reader get to peek in the window of their house and
see what it is.
Gooney Bird and the Room Mother by
Lois Lowry (E-3)
Gooney Bird's second grade class is putting on a
Thanksgiving play. When no one will step up to be a
room mother, the teacher decides to give the leading
part of Squanto to the student who finds one.
Incognito is the word of the day and as is the identity
of the room mother until the day of the play.
Thanksgiving in the Barn by Nadine Bernard
Westcott (E Paper).
Join the barn animals for a special Thanksgiving
dinner. In this humorous pop-up book even Turkey
finds things to be thankful for!
Thanksgiving at the Tappletons' written by
Eileen Spinelli; illustrated by Megann Lloyd(E-1)
Join the Tappletons, the nicest bunch of wolves ever,
for a very special Thanksgiving Dayl. Everyone is
busy getting dinner ready and it seems like
everything is going smoothly....until the turkey
disappears and then the...
Thanksgiving is here! by Diane Goode (E-1)
Yes, Thanksgiving is all about family, food,and
friends. The day starts at 4 am for Grandma and
Grandpa to get the dinner ready. As all the guests
arrive, the day becomes busy, noisy and fun--as it
should.
1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving by
Catherine O'Neill Grace (J394.2649)
In October of 2000, Plimoth Plantation cooperated
with the Wampanoag community to stage an
historically accurate reenactment of the 1621 harvest
celebration, the first Thanksgiving.
Thank you, Sarah!: The Woman Who
Saved Thanksgiving by Laurie Halse
(J394.2649)
This book is about how Sarah Hale, a magazine
editor and author, persuaded President Lincoln to
transform Thanksgiving Day into a national holiday.
An Outlaw Thanksgiving by Emily Arnold
McCully (E-3)
While travelling with her mother cross-country by
train in 1896, a young girl unexpectedly shares
Thanksgiving dinner with the notorious outlaw, Butch
Cassidy.
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a
Pie written by Alison Jackson; illustrated by Judith
Bryon (E-1)
Based on the song about the old lady who
swallowed a fly, this Thanksgiving dinner guest
eats up everything in sight and ends up in the
Thanksgiving Day parade.
Turkey Pox written by Laurie Halse Anderson;
illustrated by Dorothy Donohue (E-1)
Charity is excited about going to Grandmother's
house for Thanksgiving when it's discovers she has
chicken pox and then a big storm moves in. It's a
sad day until Grandmother arrives by snowplow with
the turkey and all the trimmings.