7 best short stories - Thanksgiving Day

7 best short stories - Thanksgiving Day
Author: Louisa May Alcott
Publisher: Tacet Books
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2020-05-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 396799029X

Thanksgiving began as a day of giving thanks and sacrifice for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Although Thanksgiving has historical roots in religious and cultural traditions, it has long been celebrated as a secular holiday as well. Being the holiday that marks the opening of the Holiday Season, Thanksgiving is an important part of the identity and culture of North America. Have fun with seven short stories selected by the critic August Nemo that bring all the atmosphere of union and gratitude of this date: - An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving by Louisa May Alcott - Thankful by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman - Turkeys Turning The Tables by William Dean Howells - How We Kept Thanksgiving at Oldtown by Harriet Beecher Stowe - Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen by O. Henry - Three Thanksgiving Kisses by Edward Payson Roe - The First Thanksgiving by Albert F. Blaisdell & Francis K. BallFor more books with interesting themes, be sure to check the other books in this collection!

The Great Thanksgiving Escape

The Great Thanksgiving Escape
Author: Mark Fearing
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2014-10-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763675326

A hilarious, kid-friendly take on Thanksgiving — full of family, food, and lots of fun! Features an audio read-along! It’s another Thanksgiving at Grandma’s. Gavin expects a long day of boredom and being pestered by distantly related toddlers, but his cousin Rhonda has a different idea: make a break for it — out of the kids’ room to the swing set in the backyard! Gavin isn’t so sure, especially when they encounter vicious guard dogs (in homemade sweaters), a hallway full of overly affectionate aunts, and worse yet, the great wall of butts! Will they manage to avoid the obstacles and find some fun before turkey time? Or will they be captured before they’ve had a taste of freedom?

The Story of the First Thanksgiving

The Story of the First Thanksgiving
Author: Don Bolognese
Publisher: StarWalk Kids Media
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2014-05-30
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1623347637

Enjoy this illustrated story of the first Thanksgiving….and then learn to draw it yourself!

I Am Thankful

I Am Thankful
Author: Sheri Wall
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 63
Release: 2024-08-20
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

Learn about the true spirit of gratitude with this Thanksgiving book for kids 3-5 Teach kids about coming together with loved ones to give thanks! I Am Thankful is an adorable, rhyming storybook that follows three different families as they celebrate the holiday with their own traditions, acts of kindness, and ways of giving back. Kids will learn how to be thankful for the people and world around them as they delight in the sweet illustrations that show diverse families and exciting Thanksgiving adventures. This heartfelt, poetic story will show young ones the meaning of giving and sharing. This toddler Thanksgiving book features: A holiday adventure—Enjoy a narrative, rhyming story with more than 50 pages of Thanksgiving fun! Your own thankfulness practice—Discover a short section in the back including activities and crafts designed to foster more thankfulness. An inclusive story—Learn the true meaning of community with a diverse cast of characters and a universally welcoming story. If you are looking for Thanksgiving books for kids, I Am Thankful is a warm, fun story for all.

The Very Stuffed Turkey

The Very Stuffed Turkey
Author: Katharine Kenah
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2015-08-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545762111

A Thanksgiving story featuring a large turkey with a big problem... ...he's been invited to EVERYONE'S home for dinner!With five homes to visit -- Horse's, Pig's, Sheep and Goat's, Cow's, and Mouse's --Turkey knows there'll be a ton of food to eat. But there'll also be friends and their families who can't wait to celebrate the holiday with Turkey! Can this very plump bird make it through every meal without bursting? A silly, read-aloud story featuring food, friends, and one hilarious turkey!

The Perfect Thanksgiving

The Perfect Thanksgiving
Author: Eileen Spinelli
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2007-10-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780312375058

Two families—one that is perfect and one that is far from it—celebrate Thanksgiving in their own loving ways.

The Amazing Turkey Rescue

The Amazing Turkey Rescue
Author: Steve Metzger
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780545014205

Even though it is almost Thanksgiving, turkeys Ollie, Cassie, and Wing return to Farmer Joe's farm to save the hens from a prowling fox.

7 best short stories by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

7 best short stories by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Author: Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Publisher: Tacet Books
Total Pages: 139
Release: 2020-05-15
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 3967997766

Through her different genres of work including children's stories, poems, and short stories, Mary Wilkins Freeman sought to demonstrate her values as a feminist. During the time which she was writing, she did this in nonconventional ways; for example, she diverged from making her female characters weak and in need of help which was a common trope in literature.Come and enjoy the seven selected short stories of this author.A New England NunAnn Mary; Her Two Thanksgivings Luella Miller Little-Girl-Afraid-of-a-Dog Jimmy Scarecrow's Christmas The Gospel According To JoanThe Revolt of "Mother"

An Old-fashioned Thanksgiving

An Old-fashioned Thanksgiving
Author: Louisa May Alcott
Publisher: Applewood Books
Total Pages: 64
Release: 1991-09
Genre: Families
ISBN: 1557091358

Follows the activities of seven children in nineteenth-century New England as they prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday while Mother is away caring for Grandmother.

7 best short stories by William Dean Howells

7 best short stories by William Dean Howells
Author: William Dean Howells
Publisher: Tacet Books
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2020-05-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3968583442

Considered "The Dean of American Letters," Willian Dean Howells has broad range of works appealing to young and old. His writing style favored naturalism, in which he related his characters' observations in a seemingly casual and endearing manner by embracing their imperfections. In these seven short stories selected by the critic August Nemo you will know a little more of this important American author.Christmas Every Day The Pumpkin-GloryButterflyflutterby and FlutterbybutterflyCity and Country in the Fall, A Long-distance EclogueA Case Of Metaphantasmia An ExperienceA Pair Of Patient Lovers