Thanksgiving Books

These books are recommended alongside our Thanksgiving guide, a 4-day guide for families.

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Bear Says Thanks

by Karma Wilson

recommended for preschoolers

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Give Thanks to the Lord

by Karma Wilson

recommended for preschoolers

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... If you Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620

by Ann McGovern

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If You Were At The First Thanksgiving

by Anne Kamma

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In November

by Cynthia Rylant

recommended for preschoolers

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On the Mayflower

by Kate Waters

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People of the Breaking Day

by Marcia Sewall

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Pilgrims

by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce

chapter book

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Samuel Eaton's Day

by Kate Waters

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Sarah Morton's Day

by Kate Waters

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Sharing the Bread: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving Story

by Pat Zietlow Miller

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Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving

by Eric Metaxas

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Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims

by Clyde Robert Bulla

chapter book

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Squanto's Journey

by Joseph Bruchac

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Tapenum's Day

by Kate Waters

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Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving

by Laurie Halse Anderson

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The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower

by P. J. Lynch

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The Landing of the Pilgrims

by James Daugherty

chapter book

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The Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving

by Ann McGovern

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The Thanksgiving Story

by Alice Dalgliesh

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The Very First Americans

by Cara Ashrose

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This Is the Feast

by Diane Z. Shore

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Three Young Pilgrims

by Cheryl Harness

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