Thanksgiving Theme Books For Kids

Celebrate Thanksgiving and the Fall season with these titles available at the Sussex County Library System.

Updated October 6, 2025
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Happy Friendsgiving :
Colleen, Marcie/ Herrera, Laura Sandoval (ILT)
Paper Book
Thanksgiving gets a fresh and friendly new look in this heartwarming picture book that celebrates the joy of friendship and community-at a table where all are welcome. Capture the true essence of Thanksgiving through the lens of friendship and togetherness in this joyful and...
Cranberry Thanksgiving
Devlin, Wende.
Paper Book
Today was Thanksgiving, Grandmother's favorite day of the year. The cooking was done and her famous cranberry bread was cooling on the wooden board. Every year Grandmother invited a guest for dinner and allowed Maggie to do the same. "Ask someone poor or lonely," she always said. She wasn...
Celebrate Thanksgiving
Heiligman, Deborah.
Paper Book
Thanksgiving is the original American holiday. When the Pilgrims sat down to give thanks for the hard-won bounty of their new world, they continued a Native American tradition that would become a focal point in the calendar of all generations of Americans to come. The author relates this holiday to...
Little Red, Autumn on the Farm
Hillenbrand, Will.
Paper Book
Little Red--a heroic pickup truck who can fix anything--is determined to help his many truck friends in this autumn-themed seasonal follow up to Little Red, perfect for fans of The Leaf Thief.  ...
We gather together :
Kiernan, Denise
Paper Book
This young readers adaptation of the New York Times bestselling We Gather Together shares the true story of how Thanksgving became a national holiday and the way gratitude is looked at in America Fiction: Thanksgiving is an American holiday that began when the...
Fall Is for Beginnings
Larocca, Rajani/ Alwar, Abhi (ILT)
Paper Book
From Newbery Honor author Rajani LaRocca and critically acclaimed illustrator Abhi Alwar, an authentic celebration of friendship and finding your place in this back-to-school picture book and follow up to Summer Is for Cousins Ravi can't wait for the start of the new school year!...
Squash & Pumpkin :
Mcqueen, G. G./ Slack, Michael (ILT)
Paper Book
It's a pumpkin spice showdown! Acorn Squash wants her fair share of the seasonal spotlight in this hilarious "odd couple" picture book with plenty of fall flair. "This fall-themed story of friendship is bursting with puns and -adorable, big-eyed vegetables."-School Library...
How to catch a turkey /
Wallace, Adam
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller! From the bestselling How to Catch series comes a festive turkey tale! A turkey is running loose in a school right before a Thanksgiving play. Can YOU help catch it? Follow along as students turn their school upside down trying to catch the turkey, ending...
How to catch a turkey
Wallace, Adam
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller! From the bestselling How to Catch series comes a festive turkey tale! A turkey is running loose in a school right before a Thanksgiving play. Can YOU help catch it? Follow along as students turn their school upside down trying to catch the turkey, ending...

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