I've rounded up the very best 97 Children's Thanksgiving Books to read together! There is something for everyone from board books for our babies, to a little harder reading level for preschoolers and elementary school aged kids like first graders and beyond! I also tried to keep this Thanksgiving reading list versatile, so we have books on the story of Thanksgiving, books on gratitude, more general fall books, and loads of funny books to get your children engaged in reading!
So, Happy November! Happy Thanksgiving month! And of course, happy month long reminder to be extra grateful for allll the things! I know the holidays can be a little extra stressful, so I think it's even more important to count our blessing this time of year. This includes the opportunity to read with our children and pass along our values. I love the idea of theming books to match the holiday for our children!
Before we jump into the Thanksgiving reading list, be sure to check out my 29 Best Selling Christmas Books For Babies & Young Children That You All Will Love and Halloween book list for kids, and also my 50+ Best Christmas Movies To Watch This Holiday Season as a family! This post also contains affiliate links.
Ultimate List of 97 Thanksgiving Children's Books For The Whole Family To Read
Happy Thanksgiving, Curious George tabbed board book – H.A. Rey
Miss Nelson Has a Field Day – Harry Allard
One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims – B.G. Hennessey
We Gather Together: Celebrating the Harvest Season – Wendy Pfeffer
Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message – Chief Jake Swamp
Fancy Nancy: A Thanksgiving Banquet – Jane O'Connor
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie – Alison Jackson
Mickey & Friends Mickey's Thanksgiving – Disney Book Group
Gratitude Journal for Kids: Daily Prompts and Questions – Brenda Nathan
Squanto's Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving – Joseph Bruchac
A Plump and Perky Turkey – Teresa Bateman
Thank you, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving – Laurie Halse Anderson
Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving – Eric Metaxas
How Many Days to America? A Thanksgiving Story – Eve Bunting
Too Many Pumpkins – Linda White
A Trip To The Pumpkin Farm: Owl Diaries – Rebecca Elliott
Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie – Jill Esbaum
Llama Llama Give Thanks – Anna Dewdney
The Ugly Pumpkin – Dave Horowitz
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey – Lucille Colandro
Thanksgiving in the Woods – Phyllis Alsdurf
Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden – George Levenson
I Love to Gobble You Up! – Sandra Magsamen
Pete The Cat: The First Thanksgiving – James Dean
The Berenstain Bears and the Prize Pumpkin – Stan Berenstain
Be Thankful, Pout-Pout Fish – Deborah Diesen
Thank You, Omu! – Oge Mora
Bad Kitty Does Not Like Thanksgiving – Nick Bruel
Five Silly Turkeys – Salina Yoon
Turkey Trouble – Wendi Silvano
How to Catch a Turkey – Adam Wallace
Where Is Baby's Turkey (Lift-A-Flap Book) – Karen Katz
A Tree For All Seasons – Robin Bernard
10 Fat Turkeys – Tony Johnston
The Roll-Away Pumpkin – Junia Wonders
Thankful – Eileen Spinelli
Junie B. Jones # 28: Turkeys We Have Loved and Eaten – Barbara Park
Peppa Gives Thanks (Peppa Pig) – Meredith Russo
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade – Melissa Sweet
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (Peanuts) – Daphne Pendergrass
The First Thanksgiving – Linda Hayward
‘Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving – Dav Pilkey
Biscuit is Thankful – Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Baby's First Thanksgiving – DK
Awesome Autumn: All Kinds of Fall Facts and Fun – Bruce Goldstone
The Very First Americans – Cara Ashrose
Gobble Gobble Mad Libs – Roger Price
The Night Before Thanksgiving – Natasha Wing
Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks – Margaret Sutherland
The Berenstain Bears Fall Family Fun – Stan Berenstain
A Turkey for Thanksgiving – Eve Bunting
Dog Diaries: Happy Howladays: A Middle School Story – James Patterson
North American Indians – Douglas Gorsline
The Thankful Book – Todd Parr
Thanks for Thanksgiving – Julie Markes
Little Critter: Just A Special Thanksgiving – Mercer Mayer
The Story of the Pilgrims – Katharine Ross
The Candy Corn Contest – Patricia Reilly Giff
Thankful – Eileen Spinelli
Gooney Bird Greene Three Books in One! – Lois Lowry
Porcupine's Pie – Laura Renauld
The Thanksgiving Story – Alice Dalgliesh
Sharing the Bread: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving Story – Pat Zietlow Miller
The Berenstain Bears Thanksgiving Blessings – Mike Berenstain
Arthur's Thanksgiving – Marc Brown
Run, Turkey, Run – Diane Mayr
Sarah Morton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl – Kate Waters
Pinkalicious: Thanksgiving Helper – Victoria Kann
Thanksgiving on Thursday – Mary Pope Osborne
The Autumn Visitors – Karel Hayes
Snuggle Time Fall Blessings – Glenys Nellist
Turk and Runt: A Thanksgiving Comedy – Lisa Wheeler
Thanksgiving Activity Book – Blue Wave Press
Dora's Thanksgiving – Sarah Wilson
The Landing of the Pilgrims – James Daugherty
Trip to the Pumpkin Farm (Owl Diaries #11) – Rebecca Elliott
What Was The First Thanksgiving? – Joan Holub
Bright Baby: Happy Thanksgiving – Roger Priddy
Sammy's Thanksgiving Rescue – V Moua
The Itsy Bitsy Pilgrim – Jeffrey Burton
My First Thanksgiving – Tomie dePaola
Samuel Eaton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy – Kate Waters
Otis Gives Thanks – Loren Long
The Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving – Ann Mcgovern
Duck and Hippo Give Thanks – Jonathan London
The Thank You Book – Mary Lyn Ray
Thanksgiving Jokes: Funny Thanksgiving Jokes and Riddles for Kids – Uncle Amon
1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving – Catherine O'Neill Grace
Over the River and Through the Wood – Lydia Maria Child
The Pilgrims of Plimoth – Marcia Sewall
Cranberry Thanksgiving – Wende Devlin
Pumpkins (Board Book) – Gail Gibbons
Molly's Pilgrim – Barbara Cohen
Autumn Snow – Flitzy Books
This Little Turkey – Aly Fronis
Peanuts Holiday Box Set – Charles M. Shulz
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