Call Number

Title

Author

Summary

394 SHA

Parade

Shachtman, T

Text and photographs present the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.

394.2 AND

Thank You, Sarah!!! The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving

Anderson, L H

Relates how Sarah Hale, a magazine editor and author, persuaded President Lincoln to transform Thanksgiving Day into a national holiday.

394.2 BAR

Turkeys, Pilgrims, and Indian Corn: The Story of the Thanksgiving Symbols

Barth, E

Traces the history of this American harvest celebration and the development of its symbols and legends.

394.2 BAR

Happy Thanksgiving

Barkin, C

Discusses the significance of Thanksgiving, and suggests various projects and activities for celebrating the holiday.

394.2 BAR

The Story of Thanksgiving

Bartlett, R M

Relates the history and customs of Thanksgiving, from the harvest festivals of the ancient world and the first Thanksgiving in colonial America to today’s celebrations.

394.2 BOR

Thanksgiving Is

Borden L

Simply describes how the first Thanksgiving came to be celebrated by the Pilgrims, with a brief mention of some of the traditions that are connected to the holiday today.

394.2 DAL

The Thanksgiving Story

Dalgliesh, A

A Pilgrim family’s struggle to survive in their harsh new homeland culminates in a Thanksgiving feast.

394.2 GIB

Thanksgiving Day

Gibbons, G

Presents information about the first Thanksgiving and the way that holiday is celebrated today.

394.2 GRA

Gobble: The Complete Book of Thanksgiving Words

Graham-Barber, L

Defines and explains various words commonly associated with Thanksgiving, such as “harvest,” “Pilgrim,” and “musket,” and gives their origin or historical background.

394.2 GRA

1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving

Grace, C & Brimberg, S

Taking a new look at Thanksgiving means putting aside the myth. It means taking a new look at history.

394.2 HAY

The First Thanksgiving

Hayward, L

England, 1620. The pilgrims are setting sail for far-off America. They are leaving behind friends, family, and safe homes. They are afraid. Will they survive? Their true story is full of surprises.

394.2 THA

Thanksgiving Handbook

Hannum, D

A handbook for teachers of students in grades K – 3.  Find craft ideas, cooking ideas, poems, songs, games and more.

745.59 CAU

Things to Make and Do for Thanksgiving

Cauley, L

Includes a history of Thanksgiving, crafts, recipes, jokes, riddles, and games relating to this holiday.

808.81 THA

Thanksgiving Poems

Livingston, M

A collection of poems expressing thanksgiving from a variety of sources including American Indian and the Bible.

811 CHI

Over the River and Through the Wood

Child, L

A Thanksgiving story and pictorial adaptation from the traditional song, “Over the River.”

811 PRE

It’s Thanksgiving

Prelutsky, J

Presents twelve children’s poems about Thanksgiving, including “When Daddy Carves the Turkey,” “I Ate Too Much,” “Daddy’s Football Game,” and “If Turkey’s Thought.”

92 SQU

Squanto and the First Thanksgiving

Kessel, J

Describes how the Indian Squanto, an English-speaking Christian and former slave, whose village had been wiped out by smallpox, taught the Pilgrims the skills they needed to survive the harsh Massachusetts winter.

92 SQU

Squanto and the First Thanksgiving

Celsi, T

A simple biography of the Patuxet Indian who helped the Pilgrims survive in their early days in the Plymouth colony.

974.4 AND

The First Thanksgiving Feast

Anderson, J

Recreates the first harvest feast celebrated by the Pilgrims in 1621 using the Pilgrim and Indian actors and the 17^th century setting of Plimoth Plantation, a living history museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

E B

Arthur’s Thanksgiving

Brown, M

Arthur finds his role as a director of the Thanksgiving play a difficult one, especially since no one will agree to play the turkey.

E B

How Many Days to America?

Bunting, E

Refugees from a Caribbean island embark on a dangerous boat trip to America where they have a special reason to celebrate Thanksgiving.

E B

Berenstain Bears and the Prize Pumpkin

Berenstain, S

Mama Bear's reminders about the true meaning of Thanksgiving are left in the dust as the spirit of competition takes over and Papa Bear and the cubs begin a campaign to win first prize in the Thanksgiving Pumpkin contest.

E B

Clifford’s Thanksgiving Visit

(Clifford y el dia de accion de gracias)

Bridwell, N

A big red dog starts out early Thanksgiving morning to spend the day with his mother, little suspecting the difficulties he will have in reaching her.

E C

Don’t Eat Too Much Turkey!

Cohen, M

The first graders get tired of Anna Maria's bossy ways during the Thanksgiving preparations.

E C

Gracias/The Thanksgiving Turkey

Cowley, J

Trouble ensues when Papa gets Miguel a turkey to fatten up for Thanksgiving, and Miguel develops an attachment to it.

E D

Cranberry Thanksgiving

Devlin, W

Grandmother almost loses her secret recipe for cranberry bread to one of the guests she and Maggie invite for Thanksgiving dinner.

E K

One Tough Turkey

Kroll, S

Recounts the "real story" of the first Thanksgiving when the Pilgrims pursued such tough turkeys for dinner that they had to settle for squash.

E K

Oh, What a Thanksgiving

Kroll, S

David, a boy who thinks modern Thanksgivings are boring, imagines being at Plymouth Colony and celebrating the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims.

E M

Mousekin’s Thanksgiving

Miller, E

Mousekin and his forest friends struggle to survive the winter together with a wild turkey.

E R

Thanksgiving Mice!

Roberts, B

A group of mice have some problems when they put on a play to commemorate the first Thanksgiving, but everything works out all right in the end.

E R

Rivka’s First Thanksgiving

Rael, E

Having heard about Thanksgiving in school, nine-year-old Rivka tries to convince her immigrant family and her rabbi that it is a holiday for all Americans, Jews and non-Jews alike.

E S

One Terrific Thanksgiving

Sharmat, M

Irving Morris Bear who loves to eat learns an important lesson about Thanksgiving from his friends.

E S

Fried Feathers for Thanksgiving

Stevenson, J

Mean witches Dolores and Lavinia try to spoil Thanksgiving for everyone else but nice witch Emma and her friends outwit them.

E Z

The Meanest Squirrel I Ever Met

Zion, G

Nibble, a young squirrel, must confront an older squirrel who stole his Thanksgiving nuts.

F COH

Molly’s Pilgrim

Cohen, B

Told to make a doll like a Pilgrim for the Thanksgiving display at school, Molly's Jewish mother dresses the doll as she herself dressed before leaving Russia to seek religious freedom

F NAY

Boys Against Girls

Naylor, P

The Hatford brothers cannot imagine spending Thanksgiving dinner with the Malloy sisters as the practical jokes and rivalries between the two families continue.  Sequel to "The Girls Get Even."

F OSB

Thanksgiving on Thursday

Osborne, M

Part of the Magic Treehouse Series. Jack and Annie travel in their magic treehouse to the year 1621, where they celebrate the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians in the New Plymouth Colony.

F PIN

The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

Pinkwater, D

Arthur goes to pick up the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner but comes back with a 260-pound chicken.

F SMI

Turkey Trouble – Adam Joshua Capers

Smith, J

Fall is in the air, and Adam Joshua's class is doing a play-about Thanksgiving.  How is Adam Joshua ever going to survive this "fowl play"?