Children's Thanksgiving books

I love November. I enjoy making fall crafts, baking all kinds of comfort food and teaching my kids about Thanksgiving. Although gratitude should be an attitude we practice every day.  =) In November thankfulness is highlighted by many but let's not forget to have thankful hearts all year long. I think it's important for my kids to know their country's history and why we have a holiday called Thanksgiving and who are we thanking anyway?! God is the one who has given us everything. The Pilgrims came to the new world on the Mayflower seeking religious freedom and were thanking God for his provision and care that first Thanksgiving.  Here are some of our favorite books.

• A Pilgrim's First Thanksgiving
• Thanks for Thanksgiving
• The Very First Thanksgiving
• The Story of Thanksgiving
• Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks

Book Recommendation

I enjoy browsing around and trying out Ree's delicious recipes at www.thepioneerwoman.com. Just recently Ree Drummond (the author of 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks' and 'Black Heels to Tractor Wheels') released a children's book. I was excited about this one! I love to read books with my kids before bedtime and am always looking for good reads. 'Charlie The Ranch Dog' has been a huge hit with my Emma and Luke. It's endearing, funny and almost makes me want to have a basset hound added to our own family! ;) I've even been thinking about what old man names would best fit a dog...(if we were to actually get one). Winston, Earl, Hubert and Stanley are some of the runner's up. :)

P.S If you go to www.barnesandnoble.com/storytime this month, Ree reads her story online for free! Check it out!