It is so important to practice gratitude and thankfulness, but teaching these traits to kids can be difficult. Luckily, there are lots of great children’s books on gratitude to help explain the topic. Today I decided to gather some of our favorite books on thankfulness to help you dive into the topic as a family.
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by Sandra Magsamen is a sweet board book with soft turkey feathers attached, making it perfect for tiny hands. The sweet message makes this a fun and festive book to share with your littlest readers this Thanksgiving.
by Karen Katz is a fun lift-the-flap board book that follows Baby while she searches for her turkey. She finds lots of symbols of Thanksgiving along the way. This book gives very young children an introduction to some of the sights and symbols of the holiday.
by Salina Yoon is a fun fabric tabbed board book which encourages kids to count down from five to one. The funny antics of the turkeys will have kids laughing while they practice counting.
was written by Aly Fronis and illustrated by Migy Blanco. This fun twist on the classic “This Little Piggy” rhyme shows lots of little turkeys while they prepare for Thanksgiving dinner.
was written by Wendi Silvano and illustrated by Lee Harper. Follow Turkey as he tries to disguise himself as different animals while trying to avoid the Farmer. Kids will enjoy the funny attempts made by the turkey. 
was also written by Wendi Silvano and illustrated by Lee Harper. In the sequel to Turkey Trouble, Turkey has made it through Thanksgiving, but needs to find a way to not become Christmas dinner! Can he convince Santa to help him? The hilarious and creative Turkey will keep kids laughing into the Christmas season. (Also check out 
Collecting for More – Use this opportunity to teach your kids that Christmas is about more than the gifts. Have your kids fill a bag with toys and clothes to be donated to those less fortunate than they are. You can give them a bag or sack to use as they sneak around the house collecting toys like the Grinch did! This will give them an opportunity to act out a part of the book, but with good intentions instead of the Grinch’s bad ones. It will also teach them the importance of charity while getting unused toys and books out of your house before the busy Christmas season.
by Teresa Bateman tells the story of Pete the turkey and the townspeople of Squawk Valley. The people in the town need to get a turkey for their Thanksgiving dinner, so they decide to trick one into coming to town. They host a turkey themed arts and crafts festival to capture a vain turkey. Pete doesn’t want to be dinner though, and he may just outsmart the people of Squawk Valley! This story is an entertaining read aloud written in verse, and accompanied by colorful and fun illustrations. Kids will love reading about Pete again and again!
is an old tale that has been retold for many years. There are many versions available using a wide variety of illustration styles and characters. The main character in the story is a stranger who wanders into a village looking for food, but no one in the village is willing to share what little they have. The stranger convinces everyone he can make soup from a stone, and they are all intrigued. He asks each person to add just a tiny bit of their ingredients to his pot with a stone and watch while he makes soup. The community learns that by each giving a little, they can help each other!
