Last year I wrote a post the day before Thanksgiving about our favorite Thanksgiving books, and unfortunately it came a little late for most people to be able to use it. I've learned my lesson, and I'm taking some time to share four more Thanksgiving books you should prepare to check out from the library - but before you read this list, go check out my original list of Thanksgiving books, because that one is much longer and has all our most favorite books for the holiday!
One note about the books I pick: I have a huge pet peeve about Thanksgiving books making no mention of who we are giving thanks to. The pilgrims did not have a Thanksgiving feast to thank the Native Americans - they invited their Native Americans friends, but they were giving thanks to God. With the exceptions of just a few books on my list that are directed at more historical events (ex. Balloons Over Broadway) or celebration ideas (ex. How To Celebrate Thanksgiving from my other post) or stories about the meal itself (ex. An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving), all of these books point the theme of "thanksgiving" where it belongs - toward the Giver of all good things.
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story Of The Puppeteer Of Macy's Parade by Melissa Sweet - This is a book that is in high demand at our library for some reason, but we finally got it and truly enjoyed learning about the history of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, and how a man named Tony invented the idea of ballon flats for the parade!
The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh - This is a longer chapter book that tells the story of how the pilgrims came to the New World and established the first Thanksgiving feast. I love how historically accurate this one was!
An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving by Louisa May Alcott (illustrated by James Bernardin) - This is a sweet story about three girls who must be left alone on Thanksgiving, and attempt to make the meal for the family themselves, with mixed results! (Note: I could not find this version to link it, but if you can track it down, I loved the illustrations by Bernardin in this version.)
Sarah Gives Thanks by Mike Allegra - This book is about the woman who petitioned a series of presidents to make Thanksgiving a national holiday, and finally succeeded with Abraham Lincoln. I like this book about her best, as the family prays together and thanks the Lord for providing even in the midst of hard times.
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Get those books requested now, because if your library system is anything like mine, you may or may not get them in time to read before Thanksgiving is here!
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