We just have 2 more Brainstorms this year before we dive into my Top 10s of 2023 in December. It has been several years since I shared some Thanksgiving/Christmas Reads, so I thought it was about time again. This week will be the Thanksgiving reads, and next week the Christmas ones. As always, click on the title to see my full review including any content notes/trigger warnings.
Balloons over Broadway: the True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade by Melissa Sweet
A picture book biography of a lesser-known artist and inventor, Tony Sarg, as well as being a history of the start of the iconic Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Target Readers:
Picture Book Biography Fans, Macy’s Parade Watchers, Artist Biography Fans, Inventor Biography Fans, STEAM Book Fans, History Fans, Nonfiction Fans, Award Winner Readers, Picture Book Readers
Give Thanks to the Lord: Celebrating Psalm 92 by Karma Wilson, ill. by Amy June Bates
A little boy shares all the joys of Thanksgiving day.
This is a soft and cozily illustrated celebration of Thanksgiving day, focusing on how it is good to give thanks to the Lord.
Target Readers:
Thanksgiving Traditions Story Fans, Christian Fiction Fans, Contemporary Fiction Fans, Picture Book Readers
Thank You, Sarah: the Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving by Laurie Halse Anderson, ill. by Matt Faulkner
A picture book biography of Sarah Hale, and how she worked for decades to make Thanksgiving a national holiday in the United States. The back of the book includes extensive further information on Thanksgiving celebrations in America, Sarah Hale, and her time period.
A fascinating read packed with little-known facts that celebrates the power of the pen as much as, if not even more than, Thanksgiving.
Target Readers:
Picture Book Biography Fans, History Fans, Random Fact Sponges, Persistence Story Fans, Power of the Written Word Story Fans, Picture Book Readers
Thanks for Nothing! (Mother Bruce) by Ryan T. Higgins
Bruce is trying to cook up a holiday feast, but the mice and a moose are making things...difficult.
A hilarious Thanksgiving story.
Target Readers:
Mother Bruce Fans, Humor Fans, Animal Fiction Fans, Picture Book Readers
The Unlikely Story of a Pig in the City (Unlikely Story of a Pig in the City, #1) by Jodi Kendall
At Thanksgiving break Josie's big brother comes home from college with a baby piglet he rescued from slaughter. Josie wants to keep little Hamlet, but her parents tell her she needs to find a new home from the pig by New Years. Their home isn't big enough for the big family plus the pets they already have and a pig. Josie instead enlists her friends help in thinking up how to convince her parents to let Hamlet stay, and then Hamlet's status gets put on the back burner for more pressing matters. Josie has a big gymnastics competition coming up but she feels like she's getting too tall to do the moves she's supposed to, and her renewal payment for lessons is coming due. She's brainstorming ways to help pay for it since she knows money is tight at home. Hamlet's status comes back to the forefront of her issues when he causes BIG trouble right before Christmas and Josie doesn't know how to find a happy resolution (or financially possible one).
Target Readers:
Contemporary Fiction Fans, Animal Lovers, Gymnastics Fans, Holiday Story Fans, Family Story Fans, Friendship Story Fans, Middle Grade Readers
We Give Thanks by Cynthia Rylant, ill. by Sergio Ruzzier
A rhyming picture book that reminds us to be thankful for everyday things, people, and events we might take for granted.
This is a delightful non-country-specific or even holiday-specific story with beautiful reminders to be grateful.
Target Readers:
Gratitude Story Fans, Animal Fiction, Whimsical Story Fans, Stories in Rhyme Fans, Picture Book Readers
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