Today I'm sharing some of our favorite Thanksgiving themed books in case you're like me and like to get a head start on priming things (or reserving books at your library!) so you can enjoy them the whole month :)
First up is Apple Cake. It's a new addition to our bookshelf and it's SO SWEET!
The illustrations are DARLING and it rhymes which I love.
Fletcher and the Falling Leaves is more just "fall" than Thanksgiving but it is SUCH a sweet story.
Fletcher the fox has a favorite tree outside of his den and he tries with all his might to save the leaves from falling off until...
... the first frost comes and makes the tree even more beautiful than before. The story is really sweet and again, beautiful illustrations we love.
Little Acorn is another really sweet Fall book.
It's a little bit juvenile for my boys but Griffin has really enjoyed the story and the pictures are so cute.
There's a lot of great info in it as well and I think if you have preschool/early elementary aged kids it would be a big ht during acorn finding months :)
I Am Thankful follows three different families and their Thanksgiving tradition, acts of kindness and ways of giving back.
I loved that at the end of the book it details several ways kids and families can practice thankfulness.
Sweep is my new favorite book. I was initially drawn in by the fall leaves but the story is so much better than just that.
Ed's bad mood starts off small and then gets swept out of control and spreads all over the city...
... the book does a great job talking about how that impacts others, how quickly it gets out of control and how easy it was to let something small escalate into something big.
I want to read Apple Cake. It will be my November book. ;)
ReplyDeleteThis made me lol, I know you're not a reader. It does look like a lovely book. :-) I'm at the point in my life where I order these great shares for future grandkids.
DeleteWhen our kids were growing up (they are your age) one of our favorite things to do was to hang out at the book store. I still miss doing that so much! You've convinced me to begin collecting children's books again. They are just so special!!
ReplyDeleteOh...children's books are my favorite!! We added Balloons over Broadway after you suggested it years ago to remind us of the year we went to the Macy's parade in person and it's a treasured memory now. I am adding Apple Pie and I Am Thankful to our list right now. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLove love love holiday books! We amassed quite a collection when the kids were little, and this year, I've started purging, only keeping those that I truly love. One of our favorite fall books is Too Many Pumpkins!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
ReplyDeleteGreat list - can't wait to order the acorn book for my toddlers. Have you thought about incorporating books that feature indigenous voices/stories to help decolonize Thanksgiving? Here are some great suggestions: https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/decolonizing-thanksgiving-a-toolkit-for-combatting-racism-in-schools-5d4e3023a2f8
ReplyDeleteWe've read a few of these over the years and just LOVE Balloons Over Broadway and Thanksgiving in the Woods.
ReplyDeletegirl, you know you need all the Henry and Mudge seasonal books....unless you already have them, then disregard. :)
ReplyDeleteLove Balloons over Broadway especially since I marched in Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade back in 1991. I was pregnant with my 3 son and super nauseous. Had a sleeve of saltines in my costume :)
ReplyDeleteWe have so many great books from your recommendations! Adding Sweep and I Am Thankful today. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm adding Apple Cake to our collection! One of our faves is "Milly and the Macy's Day Parade."
ReplyDeleteMy son Fletcher loves that whole Fletcher series - there's a book for every season. The Fall one is so sweet. We love the book Thankful by Eileen Spinelli.
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