Thanksgiving Books
Looking for some good books to read together
with your friends and family this Thanksgiving?
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The Thanksgiving Bowl by Virginia Kroll
Each member of a family writes an anonymous "I'm thankful for" note and places it in the Thanksgiving bowl. After the family guesses who wrote each note, the bowl is accidentally left outside where it rolls off on a year-long series of adventures.
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Beauty and the Beaks by Mary Jane Auch
When Lance, a very pretentious turkey, arrives on the farm and boasts that he is the only bird invited to a special feast, no hen is impressed, but when they learn that Lance is the main course, they rally to save him.
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Thanksgiving: A Day of Thanks by Amanda Doering
This book describes the history and meaning of Thanksgiving and how it is celebrated today.
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Thanksgiving by Trudi Strain Trueit
This book introduces readers to the traditions of Thanksgiving.
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Thanks & Giving: All Year Long by Marlo Thomas
A collection of stories, poems, and songs celebrating the best things in life: family, friendship, giving, thankfulness, and love. This sparkling anthology includes marvelous contributions from Tiger Woods, Avi, Maurice Sendak, Mel Brooks and many more!
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All New Crafts for Thanksgiving by Kathy Ross
Gourd turkeys, pilgrim place cards, and a stick trivet are among the all new Thanksgiving crafts profiled in this holiday book.
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The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz
A lonely, oddly-shaped pumpkin is sad that no one chose him for Halloween but by Thanksgiving he has discovered where he belongs.
Even more books about Thanksgiving...
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About Thanksgiving
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The First Thanksgiving
This fun site takes you on a trip back
in time.
Relive the voyage on the Mayflower
and see the hardships colonists faced
during their first winter. From Scholastic.
Are you hungry yet?
Let's talk food! Nothing says Thanksgiving like pumpkin pie! Find easy recipes for all your favorites in Thanksgiving activity books. There's more to fun eating than just turkey and pie, try cookbooks about Thailand or Mexico! What do they eat in Africa? How about recipes using Cheerios or books all about chocolate? The library has an amazing collection of cookbooks for kids so get to the kitchen and start cooking! |
Thanksgiving
Games and Crafts |
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Thanksgiving Traditions
This site has lots of fun things for the whole family! Learn new games, make table decorations or put on a family play.
Thanksgiving Games
Did the children at the Plymouth Colony Thanksgiving feast play these games? No way! Try the jigsaw puzzles, turkey hunts, word searches and coloring pages while you wait for the food!
Turkey Crafts
Make all kinds of Thanksgiving crafts including, you guessed it, TURKEYS!
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