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Kids Books on Feasts

Learn more about the history of Thanksgiving and read stories about feasts, celebrations, and gatherings around the world. #IndyPLKids

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  • A simple introduction to the holiday. Includes historical background and notes about thanksgiving celebrations around the world.
    Book, 2023Minneapolis, MN : Jump!, Inc., [2023] — J 394.2649 SPA
  • Keepunumuk

    Weeãachumun's Thanksgiving Story

    Greendeer, Danielle,
    The story of Thanksgiving from the perspective of the Wampanoag people.
    Book, 2022Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2022] — J P GRE
  • Giving Thanks

    the 1621 Harvest Feast

    Waters, Kate
    An imaginative retelling of the 1621 harvest feast by actors at historic Plimoth Plantation.
    Book, 2001New York : Scholastic Press, 2001. — SHARED SYSTEM
  • Giving Thanks

    How Thanksgiving Became a National Holiday

    Kiernan, Denise,
    The story of Sarah Josepha Hale, who petitioned to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.
    Book, 2022New York : Philomel, 2022. — J 394.2649 KIE
  • A delightful counting book which follows a family preparing for an autumn feast.
    Book, 1993New York : Clarion Books : Scholastic, [1993] — J P CONCEPT FAL
  • Sharing the Bread

    An Old-fashioned Thanksgiving Story

    Miller, Pat Zietlow,
    A reimagining of what it might have been like to participate in a Thanksgiving feast in the late 1800s.
    Book, 2015New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2015] — J P MIL
  • Harvest Days

    Giving Thanks Around the World

    DePalma, Kate,
    Harvest festivals abound. Learn about how people celebrate the end of the harvest - from India to Poland to South Korea to Ghana!
    Book, 2022Concord, MA : Barefoot Books, 2022. — J 394.2 DEP
  • Omu doles out hearty portions of her delicious red stew to all who stop by. Soon, her stew is gone - but she receives a precious gift in return. "Sharing is a lot like giving thanks - they both bring people together"
    Book, 2018New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018. — J P MOR
  • A simple but beautiful story of gathering for a shared meal, focused on the changing scenes around the titular blue table.
    Book, 2020New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020] — J P RAS
  • "All the grandmothers in the building are making their favorite dumplings. Join Lili as she races up and down the stairs and around the world to collect the ingredients they need."
    Book, 2021New York, NY : Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company, [2021] — J P IWA
  • From samosas to gyoza to bourekas to ravioli - people all around the world make dumplings to share. A counting book, with recipes for each kind of dumpling in the back.
    Book, 2021Concord, MA : Barefoot Books, 2021. — J P SRI
  • "Granny teaches her young grandson how to cook the family meal, in this celebration of food, traditions, and gathering together at the table. Includes recipe for baked macaroni and cheese."
    Book, 2021New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2021. — J P BIN
  • Though they speak different languages, the shared experience of drinking tea brings a group of students together at breaktime.
    Book, 2022New York : Holiday House, [2022] — J P WAN
  • Another delightful counting book featuring a family and a feast.
    Book, 2017Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2017] — J P CONCEPT BRO
  • Preparations begin for the king's arrival at a Medieval castle. Beautiful illustrations parade across the page.
    Book, 1983[New York] : HarperCollins/Crowell, [1983] — J 394.2 ALI