It’s November, Yay!! I absolutely love this time of year because it’s the season of thanks. For myself and my family, I take full advantage of every opportunity to show, teach and reflect to be thankful for all that we have. As homeschoolers, we don’t have a school library, we have to build our own. I have been adding to our collection a little more than half a decade now and it’s so fun to dig into our shelves and find the perfect titles for the season. Now that the weather is cooler, we like to sit down on the couch with a hot cup of coffee / cocoa and enjoy some great books together as a family. (By the way, you can click on any of the links to purchase these books on Amazon.) So here is my November book list so far:
First up is one of our favorites, The Berenstain Bears.The Berenstain Bears Thanksgiving Blessings (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights) & The Berenstain Bears Give Thanks (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights). I believe I have at least one of their books for each of the holidays. I absolutely love that there’s always a lesson to learn and morals shine throughout the stories. The Berenstain Bears are the perfect way to start our month of Thanksgiving.
Next up, My kids are huge fans of silly books especially the Old Lady Who Swallowed books. So we have this really silly fun book called I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie (Picture Puffins) . It’s funny and we get a kick out of reading it after eating pumpkin pie (which is one of our favorite pies by the way).
We are also huge fans of the Magic Tree House Series. We got gifted last year, Thanksgiving on Thursday (Magic Tree House 27). We absolutely loved it, so we are definitely planning on reading it again this year.
I also have some great Thanksgiving picture books for my little arrows, especially for my little tot. My oldest loves reading to him. The Great Turkey Race, One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims (Picture Puffin Books), T is for Turkey: A True Thanksgiving Story & Bear Says Thanks (The Bear Books).
We added some new books to our Thanksgiving collection this year. They are: A Turkey for Thanksgiving & What Was the First Thanksgiving?. I usually like to add a new picture book and an informative book every year. This year, I am surprising them with the What Was The First Thanksgiving book. We really enjoy reading the Who Was books so i thought this book would be the perfect addition to our Thanksgiving collection. I think they are very informative while not too overwhelming for my younger arrows. Can’t wait to cuddle up and turn a page.
The evening before Thanksgiving we like to read Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving and our picture book Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving (Scholastic Bookshelf). These two are great to prepare us for the next day where we always come together and give thanks with our friends and family.
Well, these are the books that we will be enjoying this year. What are your favorite Thanksgiving books? Would love to hear which ones your families enjoy. Till next time, Journey On.