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Picture Books Squanto's Journey: the story of the First Thanksgiving by Joseph bruchac Told in first person, this story recounts the life and trials of Squanto coming to the New World and becoming a guide and friend to the colonists. A Turkey for Thanksgiving by eve bunting Turkey is invited to a Thanksgiving feast at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Moose. Turkey is so afraid that he might be the main course that he isn't looking forward to the dinner! Mr. and Mrs. Moose just want all their friends together at a Thanksgiving Feast. gobble gobble mr. Wobble by becky Cummings Wobble the turkey is so excited to attend Farmer Joe's Thanksgiving feast. All the other animals aren't sure why Wobble is so excited. They are afraid that Wobble may be the dinner! This story does capture the true meaning of Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving rules by Laurie b. Friedman A young boy comes up with 10 important rules to get the most out of Thanksgiving Day – by helping with the feast to greeting family and friends. Fancy Nancy: our Thanksgiving banquet by Jane o'Connor At Fancy Nancy's Thanksgiving dinner, there are all kinds of delicious entrees like a gigantic turkey, stuffing, green beans, and homemade cranberry sauce. There are all kinds of desserts! Nancy really likes how fancy everything looks on the table! But when she sits with the adults at the Thanksgiving table, she misses all the fun that the other kids are having at Thanksgiving. 'Twas The Night before Thanksgiving by Dave Pilkey From the author of Captain Underpants, this book reminds us all that there are so many things to be thankful for. A group of students go on a field trip to Farmer Mack Nuggett's farm. When the kids realize what Farmer Mack Nuggett has in store for the turkeys, the kids devise a plan that will give everyone – turkeys included - a Happy Thanksgiving. Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano Turkey doesn't want to be the main dish of the Thanksgiving Dinner, so he comes up with lots of disguises to keep him alive for Thanksgiving. Turkey tries many disguises but he finally comes up with the best costume to make it the best Thanksgiving ever! T is for turkey: a True Thanksgiving Story by Tanya Lee Stone Elementary kids present a school play which highlights the true story of the first Thanksgiving. Kids will learn about Thanksgiving and traditions through reviewing the letters in the alphabet. This book celebrates everything from Harvest to Pilgrims to Turkeys. balloons over broadway : the true story of the puppeteer of macy's Parade by melissa Sweet Everyone loves watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on T.V. on Thanksgiving Day! Did you know who invented these big balloons? It was a puppeteer named Tony Sarg! Find out how he came up with this idea! Chapter Books Junie b. Jones; Turkeys We Have Loved and eaten (and other Thankful Stuff) by barbara Parks Junie B.'s classroom is getting ready for their very own Thanksgiving feast! There's a contest to see which room can write the best thankful list and the prize for the best list is a pumpkin pie! Junie B. can easily think of things that she is not thankful for: her tattletale friend, squash, scratchy pilgrim costumes, and she doesn't even like pumpkin pie! magic Tree House: Thanksgiving on Thursday by mary Pope osborne Learn about the First Thanksgiving with Jack and Annie through their time-travel adventures. nonfiction Books grace's Thanksgiving by Lisa bullard Factual information is given about Thanksgiving such as: when Thanksgiving falls on the calendar, what other countries have special days for being thankful, who was the person who made Thanksgiving a yearly holiday, and which President actually made Thanksgiving a National holiday! Thanksgiving by Lynn Peppas This book gives specific details about this American holiday from what we enjoy eating to religious customs. Learn the history of Thanksgiving, from the first pilgrim celebration in 1621 to present. Each page has beautiful photos to help us understand the customs and details of the holiday. Programs at bVPL for kids and teens: Pre-School Storytime, Friday mornings 9:30 am - Families are invited to join us for pre-school storytime! We meet every Friday morning at 9:30 A.M. to wiggle, sing, dance, listen to stories, and make crafts. Pre-school Storytime is best for ages 1-5. Family Storytime, Tuesday evenings 5:30 pm - Family Storytime is for families with children ages 6-8 to gather for age-appropriate crafts, stories, and songs! Teen Night, 1st Friday of every month 5:30 - 7:00 pm - Calling all teens ages 13-17, TEEN NIGHT IS BACK! Thanksgiving books This month's book list is brought to us by the bella Vista Public Library 11 Dickens Place, bella Vista, Ar 479-855-1753, www.bvpl.org 8 • NoVember 2021 • www.officialKidsmag.com