The big turkey day is approaching and as we spend the month talking about what we’re thankful for I also like to incorporate some fun stories, lessons and fun to mix up our reading in the evenings. So I’ve pulled together some favorite Thanksgiving books for kids that will have you ready to snuggle up on the couch and enjoy quality time and smiles.

As the kids are getting older I’m seeing a change in books we’re reading, but there are some that will always be a part of the holiday no matter what age.

The Very Stuffed Turkey

The Best Thanksgiving Ever!

A Plump and Perky Turkey

Turk and Runt

Duck for Turkey Day

I Spy Thanksgiving

The Berenstain Bears Thanksgiving Blessings

The Great Thanksgiving Escape

There was an old lady who swallowed a Turkey

Being Thankful (Mercer Mayer’s Little Critter)

The Night Before Thanksgiving

The story of the Pilgrims

It’s Thanksgiving! (I Can Read Level 3)

Thanksgiving is for giving Thanks

Pete the Cat the first Thanksgiving

The Berenstain Bears Give Thanks

Little Critter: Just a Special Thanksgiving

What Is Thanksgiving?

The Itsy Bitsy Pilgrim

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

Pinkalicious Thanksgiving Helper

Fancy Nancy: Our Thanksgiving Banquet

Cranberry Thanksgiving

Thank You Sarah: The Woman Who saved Thanksgiving

Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade

The First Thanksgiving: A Lift-the-Flap Book

Thanksgiving Rules

Tom the Turkey

The Berenstain Bears Thanksgiving All Around

There are so many amazing Thanksgiving books out there, and it’s always a nice treat to enjoy reading them both prior to Turkey Day and on the big day. Plus it’s a great hostess gift to bring because keeping the kids out of the kitchen is so helpful.

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving read?

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