Sarah Gives Thanks: How Thanksgiving Became a National Holiday

10 best books like Sarah Gives Thanks: How Thanksgiving Became a National Holiday (Mike Allegra): 'Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving, Cranberry Thanksgiving, Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving, Turk and Runt: A Thanksgiving Comedy, Thanks for Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Is Here!, It's Thanksgiving, The Undefeated, The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear, Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

'Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving
AuthorDav Pilkey
ISBN0439669375
From Dav Pilkey, creator of the New York Times bestselling Dog Man and Captain Underpants series, comes a tall tale of tall-tailed toms!
On the night before Thanksgiving, a group of children visit a turkey farm and meet Farmer Mack Nuggett and his coop of cockerels: Ollie, Stanley, Larry, Moe, Wally,...
AuthorWende Devlin
ISBN0819304980
Today was Thanksgiving, Grandmother's favorite day of the year. The cooking was done and her famous cranberry bread was cooling on the wooden board. Every year Grandmother invited a guest for dinner and allowed Maggie to do the same. "Ask someone poor or lonely," she always said.

She wasn't...
AuthorLaurie Halse Anderson
We the people of the United States... Almost Lost Thanksgiving Yes. That's right! Way back when "skirts were long and hats were tall" Americans were forgetting Thanksgiving, and nobody seemed to care! Thankfully, Sarah Hale appeared. More steadfast than Plymouth Rock, this lady editor knew the holiday...
AuthorLisa Wheeler
ISBN0689847610
Turk's parents are proud of him, the biggest, strongest, most graceful bird at Wishbone Farm."He's a dancer," says his mother.

"He's an athlete," says his father.

"He's a goner," says his little brother, Runt.

But no one ever listens to Runt -- even after people with seasonal...
Thanks for Thanksgiving
AuthorJulie Markes
Everyone knows that Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks - the question is, where to begin? From the turkey on the table to warm, cozy cuddles, life is full of small things and bigger pleasures. But what is most important is being able to share them with family!
Julie Markes reminds kids and adults...
Thanksgiving Is Here!
AuthorDiane Goode
ISBN0439701864
As soon as Maggie's grandma and grandpa get the turkey in the oven, bright and early on Thanksgiving morning, the guests arrive and the commotion begins: glamorous aunts, crying babies, acrobatic cousins, strange dogs, mysterious gifts, romance, friendships, "yackety-yak"ing and, of course,...
AuthorJack Prelutsky
ISBN0688147291
Jack Prelutsky books are a big part of my childhood. IT’S THANKSGIVING reminds me of something I would have checked out of my elementary school library, and judging by its publication date, probably did. I no doubt would have giggled at some of the poems, but, as a child always sensitive to the treatment...
The Undefeated
AuthorKwame Alexander
ISBN1328780961
The Newbery Award-winning author of THE CROSSOVER pens an ode to black American triumph and tribulation, with art from a two-time Caldecott Honoree.
Originally performed for ESPN's The Undefeated, this poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma...
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
AuthorDon Wood
ISBN0859536599
5 Superbly Cute ★'s


I loved this book so much, it was definitely one of my most favorites as a child :) I wanted it read to me over and over again. Being an adult now, I love that I can read all my favorites to my little niece and still appreciate them just as much as I did back then. I just loved the...
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad
AuthorEllen Levine
A stirring, dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom by a Jane Addams Peace Award-winning author and a Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist.

Henry Brown doesn't know how old he is. Nobody keeps records of slaves' birthdays. All the time he dreams about freedom, but that dream...
AuthorOge Mora
ISBN0316431249
A generous woman is rewarded by her community in this remarkable author-illustrator debut that's perfect for the Thanksgiving season, perfect for fans of Last Stop on Market Street.

Everyone in the neighborhood dreams of a taste of Omu's delicious stew! One by one, they follow their noses...
Hello Lighthouse
AuthorSophie Blackall
ISBN0316362387
On the highest rock of a tiny island
at the edge of the world stands a lighthouse.
It is built to last forever. Sending its light out to sea.
The fog rolls in, and the fog rolls out.
The waves rise and crash. The wind blows and blows...
This beautiful picture book caught my eye on the Goodreads...
AuthorJulia Rawlinson
ISBN0061134015
It's autumn, and Fletcher's favorite tree is slowly changing colors and losing its leaves.

Fletcher is very worried.

He tells the tree he'll help. But when the very last leaf falls to the ground, Fletcher feels as though he's let down his friend . . .

. . . until the first day of...
AuthorWendy Pfeffer
ISBN0064451909
Pumpkins can be baked in a pie, carved into jack-o'-lanterns, and roasted for a healthy snack. But how does a tiny seed turn into a big pumpkin? With clear text and detailed, colorful illustrations, this book explains what a pumpkin seed needs to help it grow! This book also includes delicious pumpkin...
Bone Soup
AuthorCambria Evans
ISBN0618809082
Known across the land for his infamous appetite, Finnigin is never seen without his eating stool, his eating spoon, and his gigantic eating mouth.
When Finnigin finds himself in a new town on Halloween, he hopes to join a great feast with the creatures who live there. But not a body or soul will share...
The 13 Nights of Halloween
AuthorGuy Vasilovich
ISBN0061804452
On the first night of Halloween, what does your mummy give you?A bright, shiny Skeleton Key, of course!

In fact, for each of the thirteen nights leading up to the big night, your mummy is ready with gifts that include everything from singing skulls to demons dancing to icky eyeballs. The spookier...
Fall Mixed Up
AuthorBob Raczka
ISBN0761362150
"Every Septober, Every Octember, Fall fills my senses with scenes to remember." "Bears gather nuts. Geese hibernate. Squirrels fly south in big figure eights." Fall is all mixed up in this silly book from Bob Raczka! Can you find his mistakes in the words and pictures?

Fall Mixed Up is a collection...
Awesome Autumn
AuthorBruce Goldstone
ISBN0805092102
Autumn is awesome! Leaves change color. Animals fly south or get ready to hibernate. People harvest crops and dress up as scary creatures for Halloween. And then there are pickup football games to play, Thanksgiving foods to eat, leaf piles to jump in—all the amazing things that happen as the air turns...
New Shoes
AuthorSusan Lynn Meyer
ISBN0823425282
Set in the South during the time of segregation, this lushly illustrated picture book brings the civil rights era to life for contemporary readers as two young girls find an inventive way to foil Jim Crow laws.

When her brother's hand-me-down shoes don't fit, it is time for Ella Mae to get new...
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