Type: non-fiction picture bookAges: 4-8Authors: Marie & Douglas Gorsline When I read this to my kids, both of them enjoyed it! We would flip back to the beginning and glance at the map as needed. Many different tribes are covered…
Type: picture bookAges: 2-8Author: Cynthia RylantIllustrator: Sergio Ruzzier This was a sweet little library find for us! It lists quite a few things to be thankful for that a child surely wouldn’t have thought of at first.
Type: very long picture bookAges: 7+Author: P.J. Lynch This is definitely a “multiple sitting” book, in my opinion, but that’s mostly because Mama wanted a break. 🙂 It kept the kids’ attentions and was an interesting take on the famous…
Type: picture bookAges: 2-7Author: Paulette BourgeoisIllustrator: Brenda Clark It wouldn’t be a Thanksgiving season in our house without reading this one! The Franklin books are one of my favorite series–particularly the artwork. Hard not to be biased when nostalgia is…
Type: picture bookAges: 5-9Author: Laurie Halse AndersonIllustrator: Matt Faulkner What could have been a really interesting historical story was told in an almost worshipful way of this lady, Sarah Hale. I’m sure she did some good things (i.e., of course…
Type: picture bookAges: 2-5Author: Ann Whitford PaulIllustrator: David Walker This book is full of fun onomatopoeias and, overall, is a pleasant book to read!
Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author of original poem: Lydia Maria ChildIllustrator: Matt Tavares This one has a whole other kind of appeal! (See another version I posted prior to this one.) Even the font adds to the festive spirit. The beautiful…
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author of original poem: Lydia Maria ChildIllustrator with woodcuts: Christopher Manson There’s something incredibly heart-warming and cozy about Thanksgiving. I don’t think I ever tire of hearing this poem ? My next post will be another version…
Type: picture bookAges: 2-7Author: Pat Zietlow MillerIllustrator: Jill McElmurry We’ve read this most Thanksgivings over the last several years. It’s a sweet holiday picture book. I love how the whole family works together on the day’s activities! ?
Type: board bookAges: 1-4Author/Illustrator: Anne Vittur Kennedy What child doesn’t like a book of animals having fun in rhyme? ?? It’s a classic in our house!
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