Thanksgiving is coming up, and for my family, that means eating turkey, watching football, and spending time curled up on the couch with a good book! If you're looking for something to feed your mind this time of year, here are some great Thanksgiving themed books:
When calamity stalks every step of the preparations for the Tappletons'
Thanksgiving dinner, they realize that there is more to Thanksgiving
than turkey and trimmings.
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.
Trouble ensues when Papa gets Miguel a turkey to fatten up for Thanksgiving and Miguel develops an attachment to it.
Relates how Sarah Hale, a magazine editor and author, persuaded
President Lincoln to transform Thanksgiving Day into a national holiday.
School children on a field trip to Mack Nugget's farm save the lives of
eight turkeys in this poem based on "The Night Before Christmas."
And that's only the first course! To find lots more Thanksgiving, fall, or family-themed books, search our library catalog:
Still hungry? How about a little dessert? Here are some fun Thanksgiving bookmarks as a special treat:
