As November brings Thanksgiving celebrations for those of us in the U.S. I’m happy to offer up this little bouquet of titles. Each helps us focus on gratitude, their pages brimming with abundance, welcome, and warmth. I’m posting these on …
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five helpings of gratitude…#don’t forgetThanksgiving
I have to say, Canadians do Thanksgiving right. They pitch it into mid-October, right at the golden peak of all things autumnal, before it has a chance to be swallowed up in Halloween and cast aside by Christmas. Here in …
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a happy, welcoming Thanksgiving to all!
Coming up a week from today, Americans will celebrate Thanksgiving. A fitting response to gratitude is generosity towards others, and Thanksgiving finds cooks everywhere preparing ample, artistic feasts for gatherings of family, friends, neighbors and strangers… … while a myriad …
all good gifts around us…five for Thanksgiving-time
It’s American Thanksgiving this week, a welcome moment to pause from all the clamor and focus on gratitude. Every day that I take a walk in my neighborhood, I am thankful for the peace in my small corner of the …
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five helpings of gratitude
We’re gearing up for American Thanksgiving this Thursday, so today’s five are focused on gratitude. There are lots more Thanksgiving titles in the Subject Index under Holidays. Thankful, by Eileen Spinelli, illustrated by Archie Preston published in 2015 by Zonderkidz This …
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All In a Word by Aileen Fisher T for time to be together, turkey, talk, and tangy weather. H for harvest stored away, home, and hearth, and holiday. A for autumn’s frosty art, and abundance in the heart. N for …
thanks a million…a list of five books for Thanksgiving time
I’m getting a jump on Thanksgiving this year in hopes of giving you time to track down these lovely titles before the holiday (with apologies to my Canadian friends!) Thanks a Million, poems by Nikki Grimes, illustrations by Cozbi A. …
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One more Thanksgiving poem today. Come back on Monday, when I have five wonderfully-wintery books you won’t want to miss… A Thank You for Friends by Rodney Bennett There are all kinds of men Who have done me good turns, …
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The Harvest by Alice C. Henderson The silver rain, the shining sun, The fields where scarlet poppies run, And all the ripples of the wheat Are in the bread that I do eat. So when I sit for every meal …
hurrah for the pumpkin pie!… books to celebrate Thanksgiving Day
Looking to grab a book or two from your library before Thanksgiving? Here are four books full of feasting and family. Another list of five is here and an awesome Macy’s parade title is here. The Story of Thanksgiving, by Robert …
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