I love Thanksgiving. It was one of my favorite times during the school year when I had my own classroom. I want to share with you a few of my favorite Thanksgiving books.
Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving is hands down my absolute favorite Thanksgiving book. This book tells the story of Squanto, one of the Native Americans who helped the pilgrims survive in the new land. He was kidnapped and sold as a slave. Some Spanish Monks bought him and taught him to speak Spanish. They told him about God. The Monks sent him to England to wait for a ship to take him home. The book explains how God was able to take all the bad things in Squanto's life and use it for good to help the Pilgrims. It also compares Squanto to Joseph from the Old Testament, who was also sold as a slave and was able to save his family.
Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving is well written, the pictures are beautiful, and the message is important. This true story reads like a fairytale, complete with a happily ever after.
I am working on a Thanksgiving skit that parallels the lives of Squanto and Joseph for the children at our church to perform. I will post it here when it is finished.
Here are a few more of my favorite Thanksgiving books. These are all from the same series by Kate Waters. They are beautifully photographed books portraying children who lived on the Mayflower or in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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