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CRRL Kids: Thanksgiving Stories and Crafts

Books and websites to help your family enjoy this meaningful holiday all the more. Includes history, stories, and crafts.

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  • How many days till Thanksgiving?! Count the twelve days leading up to the big family feast in this fun-filled, cumulative rhyme based on "The 12 Days of Christmas."On the first day of Thanksgiving, I was thankful for . . . This festive story starts…
    Paperback, 2018New York : Random House, 2018.
  • A sailing ship cup. A girl pilgrim puppet. An American Indian corn pin. These are just a few of the many fun crafts for kids to try this Thanksgiving season.
    Book, 2006Minneapolis, Minn. : Millbrook Press, 2006. — 745.594 Ro
  • Thing One and Thing Two are thankful for many things, as told in this cheerful, rhyming book.
    Board Book, 2021New York, New York : Random House, [2021] — FICTION Seu
  • It's up to Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Woodstock and Linus to make a Thanksgiving meal for the rest of their friends. Funny and sweet as Peanuts holiday specials are. Includes another short film, "The Mayflower Voyagers," where the gang show how it would…
    DVD, 2008Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2008] — 7.9145 Ch
  • This is the true story of the Pilgrims and the American Indians who met them and taught them their ways. The book has beautiful illustrations.
    Book, 2001New York : Puffin Books, 2001. — 394.264 Ge
  • Giving Thanks

    a Native American Good Morning Message

    Swamp, Jake, 1941-2010
    A prayer of thanksgiving from the Kaniakehala (Mohawk) tradition is accompanied by lovely illustrations.
    Book, 1995New York : Lee & Low Books, 1995. — 299.74 Sw
  • Giving Thanks

    Poems, Prayers, and Praise Songs of Thanksgiving

    Meditations on what it means to be truly grateful are paired with meticulous and exquisite cut-paper illustrations to give you a collection of more than 50 graces, poems and praise songs harvested from a wide range of cultures, religions, and voices.
    Book, 2013San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books LLC, [2013], ©2013. — 242.62 Gi
  • Children learn to be thankful for God's many gifts and learn how to show their appreciation.
    Board Book, 2021Philadelphia : Running Press, 2021. — FICTION Par
  • Harvest Days

    Giving Thanks Around the World

    DePalma, Kate
    "Through lyrical, rhyming text and vibrant artwork, young readers can explore twelve cultures around the world, learning all about their harvest festivals, days of thanks, ancient traditions and the activities associated with them."
    Book, 2022Concord, MA : Barefoot Books, 2022. — 394.2 De
  • The author and illustrator, both American Indians, give the American Indians' perspective and the colonists' perspective and tell of the unfortunate events that followed.
    Book, 2021New York, NY : Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., [2021] — 394.264 Ne
  • Keepunumuk

    Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story

    Greendeer, Danielle
    "Wampanoag children listen as their grandmother tells them the story about how Weeâchumun (the wise Corn) asked local Native Americans to show the Pilgrims how to grow food to yield a good harvest--Keepunumuk--in 1621."
    Book, 2022Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge Publishing, [2022] — FICTION Gre
  • Having just come to America, Molly's pilgrim school project doesn't look like any other student's.
    Paperback, 2018New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.
  • It's not easy to live in the woods when the weather gets cold. Mousekin and friends must find a way to stay sheltered and fed even in difficult days.
    Book, 1985New York : Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, [1985], ©1985. — FICTION Mil
  • In a story akin to Dickens "A Christmas Carol," a miserly woman discovers joy and sharing after encountering a homeless woman and a stray cat.
    Book, 2022Seattle, Wash. : Firefly Ink Books, 2022. — FICTION Boa
  • Nickommoh!

    a Thanksgiving Celebration

    Koller, Jackie French
    Nickommoh was the name the local American Indians used to describe their harvest feast before the Pilgrims came to their shores. Nickommoh was a time to exchange clothing and food or give them away to those in need. The festival included dancing,…
    Book, 1999New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1999. — 394.26 Ko
  • While Mother is away caring for Grandmother, the seven Bassett children prepare their own holiday feast. From the author of Little Women.
    Book, 2005New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, [2005], ©2005. — FICTION Alc
  • The Thanksgiving feast is over. Leftover turkey and pumpkin pie litter the table. Mouse peeps out of his hidey-hole and spots a small green pea. the perfect feast for one mouse. Yes, one green pea, one red cranberry, one plate of mashed potatoes,…
    Book, 2008New York : Holiday House, 2008. — FICTION Cox
  • Well-known together with lesser-known verses to the traditional Thanksgiving song are illustrated from both Grandmother's and the journeying family's point of view. A silly book.
    Book, 1992New York : HarperCollins, 1992. — FICTION Chi
  • From Pilgrim days to modern ways, this alphabet book has a lot to share with youngsters.
    Book, 2003Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, [2003], ©2003. — 394.264 Cr
  • Peyton is a picky eater but wants to try some pie for Thanksgiving. Includes a recipe for a classic apple pie.
    Book, 2020Boston, MA : America's Test Kitchen, [2020] — FICTION Bis