In leu of Thanksgiving, I wanted to review a Thanksgiving themed book. I picked up "Thanksgiving Is..." by Gail Gibbons at the library this week. I felt like I needed to get Zane in the mood for turkey day, even though he's already really hyped up for it. I tried to read it to him the other night, but he wasn't really interested. I think he just wasn't in the mood.
The books starts by going through the history of Thanksgiving, going back to Egypt. Harvest festivals and celebrations through time are illustrated, with fun little facts of other cultures and civilizations tossed in. I think the beginning was a little over Zane's head, although I enjoyed it. I was happy that towards the middle of the book, the basic story of the pilgrims was outlined and the rest of the book focused on how our Thanksgiving celebrations today are much like the First Thanksgiving.
All in all, I would recommend it to be informative for kids 4 and older, and have fun pictures for the younger ones. The illustrations are fun so you can always point to the pictures and tell younger ones what you want them to know.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
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