Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving by Eric Metaxas.These are all children’s picture books, but I’ve divided them by shorter books that I, personally, read in one sitting and longer books that I spread out over a few days. These are not the politically correct “Turkey Day” books or the feminist books that are included in so many Thanksgiving book lists. These are my top choices–the ones I always grab first, the ones I actually enjoy reading aloud, the ones that have a story that captures our imaginations and not just paragraphs of information. This is not a list of every Thanksgiving book I could find–or even of every Thanksgiving book that I own. In this case, I like to take a few days before Thanksgiving to read about the Pilgrims (the Separatists) and other books about family, hospitality, and gratitude. In our home, we like to switch gears near major holidays and set aside a few days to learn about the history and traditions that we’re about to celebrate, especially when they have roots in our faith tradition.
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