Tuesday Storytime: Thanksgiving Week

A set of classic Thanksgiving reads this year:

In November
Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Jill Kastner
ISBN: 0152010769
A lovely segue between the natural world settling down into winter, and the social world congregating for thanksgiving celebrations. Very soothing and pretty.

We Share One World
Jane E Hoffelt, illustrated by Marty Husted
ISBN: 0970190786
A short rhyming-couplet poem follows children from countries around the world as they interact with nature in their differing environments. Super sweet message without being cloying.

Bear Says Thanks
Karma Wilson, illustrated by Jane Chapman
9781416958567
I love the Bear books, and this one is no exception. Bear is worried because he has nothing to share with his good friends on Thanksgiving, but all his friends remind him that he's special and loved just for himself, not for his food.

Tuesday Storytime: Thanksgiving is Coming

My compatriot had lots of fun picking out Thanksgiving-themed books before she realized the rotation had her on the week before - but that's ok! We're not super tied to a schedule here, so there's no reason we can't have an anticipatory storytime a week ahead of time to remind kids what all the fuss is about.

She chose:

The Thanksgiving Play (a Herbster Reader)
by Cecilia Minden
Herbie and his school friends try hard to put on a fun and interesting Thanksgiving School Play, but everything keeps going wrong!

The Leaves on the Trees
by Thom Wiley
A beautiful nonfiction picture book focused on nature's glorious and varietal fall colors, to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus."

Bear Says Thanks
by Karma Wilson
Another of the really delightful Bear books - this time focusing on the importance of family and friends as a cause for celebration and happiness.