Best Childrens Thanksgiving Books For All Ages

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Helping children develop their reading skills is an ongoing challenge for many parents. Studies show what common sense tells us: the more kids read, the better they read and the more pleasure they get out of reading. And a great way to encourage children to read for themselves is to learn about our traditions and holidays through books.

Reading aloud to your child when he or she is very young helps them develop listening and speaking skills. There are lots of books about Thanksgiving written for very young children. While they may not yet understand the concept of celebrating holidays, children will learn about animals, American Indians, different foods, giving thanks, and even colors and numbers while an adult reads to them. Watching little ones as they begin to absorb and understand is fun for the parents too.

What is Thanksgiving is a fun and lively introduction to the true meaning of Thanksgiving. It's a sturdy board book with whimsical art and rhyming verse that's fun to read and is recommended for ages 2-5.

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Dora's Thanksgiving (Dora the Explorer)

Thanksgiving Day Book By Anne Rockwell

Thanksgiving Day

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Here'a another great book geared to children from the baby to preschool years. It tells about the Thanksgiving tradition through the voice of a preschool boy named Charlie who, along with his classmates act out the first Thanksgiving in a preschool play. As each character explains why he or she is thankful, the cartoon illustrations and simple text make it fun for even the youngest children.

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Curious George Is A Favorite

Happy Thanksgiving, Curious George"Between the ages of four and nine, your child will have to master some 100 phonics rules, learn to recognize 3,000 words with just a glance, and develop a comfortable reading speed approaching 100 words a minute. He must learn to combine words on the page with a half-dozen squiggles called punctuation into something - a voice or image in his mind that gives back meaning." (Paul Kropp, 1996)

That's a tall order - Here are some favorite Thanksgiving holiday books recommended for ages 4-8 to help your child measure up.

Happy Thanksgiving, Curious George is about everyone's favorite mischevious monkey. He loves everything about the holiday-from the parade with music, jugglers, and big balloons to the delicious turkey shared with family and friends. But even on Thanksgiving he manages to stir up trouble! Filled with his adventures and short poems this tabbed page board book is perfect for little fingers.

Thanksgiving Rules Childrens Book

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The Night Before Thanksgiving Childrens Book

Another Book For Ages 4-8

The Night Before ThanksgivingWith a creative spin on the Clement C. Moore Christmas classic, The Night Before Thanksgiving is a whimsical celebration of everyone's favorite fun-filled, family-filled, food-filled holiday! Follow along as the feast is prepared, cousins are greeted, and thanks are given, all with an extra helping of holiday fun.

"Twas the night before Thanksgiving,
and all through the nation
families got ready
for the big celebration."

A Plump And Perky Turkey

A Plump and Perky Turkey

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The turkey in this story Pete, outsmarts the townsfolk of old-time Squawk Valley in their quest for a Thanksgiving entree. A goofy story full of rhymes and colorful pictures. Ages 4-8.

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Squanto's Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving

Squanto's Journey: The Story of the First ThanksgivingThanksgiving told from the American Indian point of view, this story is about Squanto, an Indian in 1620 that believes that the English and Indians can live in harmony in America. He risks his own life and acts as envoy between the English and his own people, and helps the pilgrims survive in their new world. For ages 6-10.

Squanto's Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving

1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving (I Am American)

Thanksgiving Book For Pre Teens

1621: A New Look at ThanksgivingChildren in the 9-12 year old age group sometimes need a little motivation to read a book. Introducing books that send chills down their spine, brings tears to their eyes, or turns on the lightbulb in their brain will help keep them interested. Through reading they can share the challenges, fears, thrills, and achievements of those they're reading about without the risk. They can travel through time, and see the world through their reading with the skills they have developed at this age.

Reading stories about the origins of the Thanksgiving tradition is a great way for pre-teen kids to re-live some of the true experiences of the Pilgrims. This illustrated photo-essay presents a more historically accurate version of the three-day harvest celebration in 1621. Five chapters give background on the Wampanoag people, colonization, Indian diplomacy, the harvest of 1621, and the evolution of the Thanksgiving story. 1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving is a good alternative look at a uniquely American celebration.

Mary's First Thanksgiving: An Inspirational Story of Gratefulness

Mary's First Thanksgiving: An Inspirational Story of Gratefulness [MARYS 1ST THANKSGIVING]


Written to appeal to ages 9-12, this book tells the story of a family who moves to the United States from Ireland and has very little food. Mary wishes they could move back. Then her father tells Mary a story of how the Pilgrims struggled when they first came to America. The seeds they brought with them wouldn't grow. There were times when they had barely enough food. But five kernels of corn from American Indians helped the Pilgrims survive and made their faith stronger. Will the legend of the five kernels help grow a new faith in Mary too?

The Adventurous Life of Myles Standish and the Amazing-but-True Survival Story of Plymouth Colony

Book For Ages 9-12

The Adventurous Life of Myles Standish and the Amazing-but-True Survival Story of Plymouth Colony: Barbary Pirates, the Mayflower, the First ... Much, Much More (Cheryl Harness Histories)

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Another book geared toward ages 9-12 it's a story that has been told for almost 400 years-how a brave band of people set sail on the Mayflower to find a new life in America. In this version children will discover all sorts of things they never knew before: that a teenage boy almost blew up the Mayflower and that the first Indian the Pilgrims met greeted them in English! They'll learn more serious things, too: all about why they came, the hardships they suffered, the people they met, and the successes they achieved.

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  • Kimbesa Sep 15, 2011 @ 10:39 am | delete
    Classic selections...these take me back! Thanks! Children should have an education about the origins of Thanksgiving.

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