Mommy Evolution

Mom Smarter!

  • Home
  • Parenting
    • Parenting Tips
      • Age Appropriate Toys
      • Potty Training Tips
    • Special Needs Parenting
      • ADHD
      • Dyslexia
      • Sensory Processing Disorder
    • Family Activities
      • Sensory Activities
  • Book Nook
    • Best New Books for Kids
    • Children’s Books Lists
    • Teen Reads
    • Toddlers Board Books
    • Summer Reading Lists (K-8)
  • Recipes
    • All Recipes at a Glance
    • Breakfast and Brunch
    • Lunch Recipes
    • Appetizers & Snacks
    • Main Dishes
      • Beef Recipes
      • Chicken Recipes
      • Fish and Seafood Recipes
      • Pasta Recipes
      • Pork Recipes
      • Soups, Stew and Chili Recipes
    • Desserts
      • Cake Recipes
      • Candy and Fudge
      • Christmas Cookies
      • Cookie Recipes
      • Pie Recipes
    • Beverages and Cocktails
    • Slow Cooker Recipes
    • Bread Recipes
    • Grilling Recipes
  • Education
    • Unit Studies
    • Children’s Reading Lists
    • Learning to Read
  • Holidays & Seasons
    • Holidays
      • Back to School
      • Halloween
      • Thanksgiving
      • Christmas
      • New Year
      • Black History Month
      • Valentine’s Day
      • Women’s History Month
      • St. Patricks’ Day
      • Easter
      • Earth Day
      • Mother’s Day
      • Father’s Day
      • 4th of July
    • Seasons
      • Spring
      • Summer
      • Fall
      • Winter
  • About
    • About Jenny
    • Work With Me
    • Be a Guest Blogger
    • Legal Stuff

Turkey Time! Thanksgiving Picture Books for Children

November 3, 2014 by Mommy Evolution 7 Comments

Here is a cornucopia of Thanksgiving picture books that will teach about

Thanksgiving, help with literacy, reinforce gratitude and even offer some laughs along the way.

Thanksgiving is coming around the corner!

What are you going to read to the kids this season?

You can find these Thanksgiving picture books for children at your local library or purchase through the affiliate links provided for your convenience.

Turkey Time! Thanksgiving Picture Books for Children

Thanksgiving Picture Books for Children

10 Fat Turkeys

This silly rhyming story about ten turkeys teaches children how to count backwards.

Girls and boys will gobble up this hilarious story about ten goofy turkeys and their silly antics: swinging from a vine, strutting on a boar, doing a noodle dance, and more.

Veteran author Tony Johnston has written a joyful text, which first-time illustrator Richard Deas brings to life as wild and wacky fun!

One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims

Ten little Pilgrims and ten little Wampanoag boys and girls are getting ready for the harvest feast.

In colonial Plymouth, the young Pilgrims hunt ducks and geese and dig up turnips and carrots.

In a nearby village, the Wampanoag children dig for clams, fish for cod, and gather nuts and berries.

Finally, it’s time for the meal. Turkey, cornbread, cranberry stuffing, pumpkin, and Indian pudding are all on the menu-yum! First, everyone gives thanks, and then it’s time to eat and celebrate.

The simple, rhythmic text and autumn-colored illustrations are just right for sharing the history and fun of Thanksgiving with young children.

Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving

In 1620 an English ship called the Mayflower landed on the shores inhabited by the Pokanoket, and it was Squanto who welcomed the newcomers and taught them how to survive.

When a good harvest was gathered, the people feasted together–a tradition that continues almost four hundred years later.

Thanksgiving Mice!

Lively verse introduces beginning readers to basic words and rhyming sounds and tells the story of the very first Thanksgiving, when the Pilgrim mice traveled across the sea and settled in America.

The simple story-within-a-story format, accompanied by colorful, action-filled illustrations of mice in costume, also serves as a basic introduction to theater.

The Very First Thanksgiving Day

Join author Rhonda Gowler Greene and illustrator Susan Gaber on a journey back to the very first Thanksgiving Day, when two societies came together to feast and honor the earth’s bounty in peace.

The Ugly Pumpkin

The Ugly Pumpkin has waited all through October for someone to take him home, but no one wants him.

He doesn’t look like other pumpkins.

So the lonely Ugly Pumpkin leaves the patch in search of a place where he’ll fit in.

By the time Thanksgiving arrives, he discovers the truth about who he is – but it’s not what he expected!

This First Thanksgiving Day: A Counting Story

This rollicking counting story celebrates the very first Thanksgiving Day with vibrant illustrations and lively verse.

Follow the Pilgrim and Wampanoag friends as they prepare for a great feast, and along the way look for the bold turkey on every page — and for the very sharp of eye, there are all sorts of surprises hidden in the art!

The Night Before Thanksgiving

A creative spin on the Clement C. Moore classic, The Night Before Thanksgiving is a warm, whimsical celebration of everyone’s favorite fun-filled, family-filled, food-filled holiday! Follow along as the feast is prepared, cousins are greeted, and thanks are given, all with an extra helping of holiday fun.

I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie

I know an old lady who swallowed a pie, a Thanksgiving pie, which was really too dry. And with that the feast begins!

After the pie the old lady swallows a whole squash, all of the salad, and the entire turkey!

. . . If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620

Boys and girls will find out why the Pilgrims left England to live in America, what they took with them on board the Mayflower, and the hardships they endured.

They’ll learn what the Mayflower Compact was, how the Pilgrims made a peace treaty with the Indians, and how these brave settlers managed to survive in their new land.

Additional Recommendations:

We’ll be reading one additional chapter book in our house for our elementary-school child.

Check it out… it may just become your favorite chapter book series to read together!

Thanksgiving on Thursday (Magic Tree House #27)

Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series — the Magic Tree House!

It’s a time for giving thanks when the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie back to 1621 on the first Thanksgiving Day.

The Pilgrims ask them to help get things ready.

Whether it’s cooking or clamming, Jack and Annie don’t know how to do anything the Pilgrim way.

Will they ruin the holiday forever? Or will the feast go on?

Like these Thanksgiving picture books? Find even more holiday book lists for kids on Mommy Evolution!

Keep the fun learning going with these educational affiliate links:

  • Thanksgiving Hats
  • Thanksgiving Writing Journal Prompts
  • Thanksgiving Multisensory Handwriting Activities
  • My Thanksgiving Handwriting Packet
  • Brain Breaks for Thanksgiving
  • Thanksgiving Preschool Pack
  • Turkey Do a Dot Printables
  • Thanksgiving Literacy
  • Thanksgiving Math

Related

Filed Under: Book Nook, Thanksgiving Tagged With: thanksgiving

« Host a Brunch: Perfect French Toast Recipe
October Instagram Wordless Wednesday »

Comments

  1. Isra says

    November 3, 2014 at 7:55 pm

    The Ugly Pumpkin book looks adorable!

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      November 4, 2014 at 8:23 am

      It really is cute — get your hands on it if you can 😀

      Reply
  2. Anna says

    November 5, 2014 at 6:56 am

    I am so glad that Squanto’s Journey made you list – that is such a beautiful book and one of my family’s favorites this year. The Very First Thanksgiving Day and the Ugly Pumpkin look great, too. Thanks for sharing this list.

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      November 6, 2014 at 8:12 am

      I love Squanto’s Journey, too. I think it’s overlooked often and wish more people knew about the book.

      Reply
  3. Anna says

    November 5, 2014 at 6:59 am

    Also, I was wondering if I could join your Children’s Book Lists Favorite Picture and Chapter Books group pin board. My pinterest name is Anna Lowell, http://www.pinterest.com/anjolowe/ I would be pinning only book reviews and books lists from my blog. Please let me know if this would be a good fit for your group board. Thank you!

    Reply
  4. Renee Palmer says

    November 6, 2014 at 9:32 am

    There’s a new picture book out called Ten Thankful Turkeys that my kids really loved. It shows how turkeys celebrate which is very similiar to how we celebrate (minus the turkey being served as the main course). 🙂

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      November 6, 2014 at 11:38 am

      Ooo. Thanks for the tip. I’ll have to go check it out!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Categories

EVOLVE OR GO BACK TO BED!

Get My Weekly Newsletter.
CLICK HERE.

Copyright © 2021 · Foodie Pro Theme by Shay Bocks · Built on the Genesis Framework · Powered by WordPress