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712103: Saying Grace: A Prayer of Thanksgiving

Saying Grace: A Prayer of Thanksgiving
By Virginia Kroll / ZonderKidz

Saying Grace is a beautiful picture book that teaches 4- to 7-year-olds about the importance of showing gratitude for all God has done! They'll meet Grace, a young girl who experiences the hardships and blessings of belonging to a pioneer family. At Thanksgiving she discovers the value of prayer. Included special mealtime prayers. Illustrated by Timothy Ladwig. 40 pages, hardcover from Zonderkidz.

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Today Is Thanksgiving!
By P.K. Hallinan / Candy Cane Press

Children and parents alike will delight in this cheerful book about Thanksgiving Day. From baking an apple pie to playing football on a crisp autumn morning to gathering around the table in gratitude, Today is Thanksgiving! presents the time-honored traditions of this American holiday. Its lively, rhyming text and colorful illustrations will encourages children to share in the spirits of thanks that surrounds this day. Recommended for ages 4 and under.

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907374: 175 Easy-to-Do Crafts: Thanksgiving

175 Easy-to-Do Crafts: Thanksgiving
By Essential Learning Products

From turkeys, Pilgrims, cornucopias, and wreaths to greeting cards, games, jewelry, and holiday table accessories--everything you need to create a memorable Thanksgiving can be found in this fun filled craft book. Kids and grown ups will have hours of enjoyment making Turkey feet placemats, paper bag pilgrims, walnut mice racers, and many other inventive crafts that reflect the autumn season and this most bountiful of holidays. Easy to follow directions and full color photographs ensure success for young craft makers.

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Thanksgiving Jingo
By Gary Grimm & Associates

Everybody loves to JINGO! Jingo is played just like bingo, but pictures replace numbers on the player's card. The Thanksgiving seasonal version of the game teaches interesting facts about the symbols, customs, and traditions of our culture. It also has 2 levels of play so that people of all ages and abilities can participate. Contains 30 player cards, clue cards, directions for play, and ideas for extension.

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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
By Charles M. Schulz / Little Simon

It's Thanksgiving time! Peppermint Patty invites the gang over for dinner at Charlie Brown's, even through all he can make is cold cereal and toast! With the help of Snoopy and Woodstock, Charlie Brown braves the kitchen--but can he make a meal everyone will be grateful for? Celebrate with the Peanuts gang as the give thanks in this adaptation of the classic television special. Recommended for ages 3 to 8.

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711803: P Is for Pumpkin: God&quot;s Harvest Alphabet

P Is for Pumpkin: God's Harvest Alphabet
By Kathy Jo Wargin & YaWen Ariel Pang / Zondervan

For God made the Earth--He made everything!
He makes all the wonders each season will bring.
He changes the colors on leaves big and small,
red, brown and yellow to tell us it's Fall.

Destined to become a family keepsake, this unique, jacketed hardcover celebrates the wonders of an entire season. With help from the alphabet, preschoolers journey through God's harvest blessings--in the process discovering just how much there is to be thankful for! The fun is infectious as they learn to appreciate autumn for its beauty and bounty, opportunities to celebrate with friends and family, and traditions like barn dances, corn mazes, pumpkin carving, and more. Recommended for ages 4 to 7.

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Thanksgiving Mice! Softcover
By Bethany Roberts / Houghton-mifflin

It's Thanksgiving and four adorable mice are putting on a play for their woodland friends in this delightful read-aloud, the fourth book about the holiday mice. Lively verse introduces beginning readers to basic words and rhyming sounds and tells the story of the very first Thanksgiving, when the Pilgrim mice traveled across the sea and settled in America. The simple story-within-a-story format, accompanied by colorful, action-filled illustrations of mice in costume, also serves as a basic introduction to theater. Recommended for ages 3 to 6.

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Thank You, Thanksgiving
By David Milgrim / Houghton-mifflin

Using Thanksgiving holiday traditions as a starting place, this book helps young children recognize the blessings in their daily lives. The extremely appealing artwork features precise, rounded shapes in flat yet vibrant colors, and exuberant and doll-like characters with dotted eyes and spindly legs. Touches of visual comedy extend the book beyond its main idea and add generous warmth and energy to the plain words. Grades P-1, Ages 3-6. Hardcover, 32 pages.

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My Thanksgiving Prayer
By Crystal Bowman & Claudine Gevry / Zonderkidz

An oversized die-cut board book, My Thanksgiving Prayer features a child thanking and praising God for the big and small joys of life. Children will delight in the colorful pictures and catchy rhyme. Recommended for ages 4 and under.

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Give Thanks to the Lord
By Karma Wilson, illustrated by Amy June Bates / Zondervan

Join a joyous celebration in this heartwarming story that references Psalm 92 in tender rhyme from award-winning author Karma Wilson. Told from the point of view of one young member of an extended family, Give Thanks to the Lord celebrates joy of all kinds, from the arrival of distant relatives to a cozy house already filled with merriment, to apple cider and the delicious smells of roasting turkey and baking pies. And just when your mouth is watering, sit down and join a thankful child in prayer, praising God for "food and fun and family, all the wonderful things I see." Recommended for ages 4 to 8.

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308224: Off to Plymouth Rock, Board Book with CD

Off to Plymouth Rock, Board Book with CD
By Dandi Daley Mackall / Tommy Nelson

Thanksgiving Day means more than food and football. Gather your children around the table and celebrate the true spirit of the holiday by sharing the story of the Pilgrims' first feast at Plymouth! Whimsical verse and vibrant illustrations teach kids about the courage, compassion, and faith of our nation's founders. This 26-page board book can also be heard on a read-along CD. Recommended for ages 3 to 7.

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Clifford's Thanksgiving Visit
By Scholastic Trade

Clifford goes to see his mom in the city for Thanksgiving and Clifford and Emily Elizabeth discover how much they have to be thankful for on Thanksgiving Day.

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13832: Let's Celebrate God's Blessing on Thanksgiving: Happy Day Holiday Book, Hardcover

Let's Celebrate God's Blessing on Thanksgiving: Happy Day Holiday Book, Hardcover
By Lise Caldwell / Standard Publishing

Discover how holiday celebrations can help you develop your child's Christian faith. Beginning with familiar customs and traditions, this book makes the connection between the first Thanksgiving and our modern celebration - showing God at the center of both. Recommended for ages 3 to 7.

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The Story of Thanksgiving
By Nancy Skarmeas / Ideals Publications Inc

This little book tells the story of the first Thanksgiving--how the Pilgrims came to America on the Mayflower in search of religious freedom, how they landed at Plymouth Rock, and how the Native Americans taught them to plant and then joined them in a Thanksgiving feast. Parents can use the simple text and bright illustrations of this book to introduce a very young child to this holiday and to the history behind Thanksgiving. Recommended for ages 1 to 5.

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858426: Dora the Explorer #5: Dora's Thanksgiving

Dora the Explorer #5: Dora's Thanksgiving
By Sarah Willson / Simon & Schuster Trade Sales

It's Thanksgiving, and Dora and her family and friends are ready to celebrate. What is Dora thankful for? Take a look inside Dora's Thanksgiving and find out!

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2874531: Learn To Read Holiday Series: Celebrating Thanksgiving

Learn To Read Holiday Series: Celebrating Thanksgiving
By Homeschool / Creative Teaching Press

With simple text and colorful photos, you can teach your 3- to 6-year-olds about the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving. Your little ones are encouraged be thankful for the same things that the Pilgrims were thankful for, such as freedom, schools, and friends. A delightful book that will become a family favorite every November!

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Thanksgiving at our House
By Endy Watson / Houghton-mifflin

Thanksgiving is almost here, and the house is bustling with joyful activity. Come join the celebration with this blend of engaging story, winsome illustrations, and traditional rhymes full of the holiday spirit.

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Holiday Skits
By Tom Boal / Gospel Light

These seriously funny, Bible-based skits can be easily adapted to a wide variety of production methods that suit your church resources. You'll be able to stage these skits: with actors of any age and skill level; by adding or subtracting parts to meet your casting needs; with actors performing or just reading the parts; using adults, youth, children, or even puppets.

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Awesome Autumn Sparkle Stickers
By Trend Enterprises Inc.

Watch eyes light up when you reward kids with popular Sparkle Stickers &#174. Add pizzazz to name tags, report cards, party invitations, and homework assignments. 72 stickers in six different designs.

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