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Home » Blog » Holidays » 30+ Thanksgiving Children’s Books for Story Time | Updated for 2025

30+ Thanksgiving Children’s Books for Story Time | Updated for 2025

June 11, 2025 by Sammy Leave a Comment

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Are you looking for children’s books to read this November?

Whether you are a teacher, librarian, or a momma like me, picking out themed books for story time is so much fun.

Since it’s November, we will be reading all of our favorite Thanksgiving and Fall books, as well as adding some new ones to the list. We love requesting holiday books from the library and buying some to keep. Here are 25 Thanksgiving children’s books for story time:

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Apple Cake: A Gratitude
Apple Cake: A Gratitude
$15.99 $7.49

In this simple rhyming story from the author of Held in Love, a child says thank you for the gifts nature provides, from hazelnuts in the hedge to apples from the tree, eggs from the hens to milk from the cow. Eventually, the family has enough ingredients to make something special…a delicious apple cake!

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06/17/2025 08:43 pm GMT
No Thanks, Said Turkey
No Thanks, Said Turkey
$6.99 $6.34

Thanksgiving has arrived, and Turkey’s friends invite him to come over and celebrate. But Turkey kindly denies every dinner invitation: “No, thanks.” What could the star of the day be up to? The animals decide to find out!


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06/17/2025 08:42 pm GMT
It's Fall! (Celebrate the Seasons, 1)
It's Fall! (Celebrate the Seasons, 1)
$18.99 $10.45

An homage to the joys of the season—from jumping into piles of leaves, to trick-or-treating, to baking tasty meals—written in sweet and simple verse by a #1 New York Times bestselling artist.

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Thanks for Nothing (Little Bruce Books)
Thanks for Nothing (Little Bruce Books)
$7.99

Ryan T. Higgins, #1 New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, celebrates the season of thanks in this Little Bruce Book. It’s autumn in Soggy Hollow, and the mice have a lot to be thankful for. But Bruce the bear is not so thankful for all the thanking.This bite-sized Little Bruce Book is perfect for fans of the Mother Bruce board books.

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We Give Thanks
We Give Thanks
$18.99 $10.23

Follow two sweet friends as they zip around town talking to all their pals about the things they love. The pair may even have a plan cooking to show everyone their gratitude! With its themes of thankfulness and inclusion, this playfully illustrated story is the perfect read for Thanksgiving—or for any day of the year.

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06/17/2025 08:40 pm GMT
Sale Construction Site: A Thankful Night: A Thanksgiving Lift-the-Flap Book (Goodnight Construction Site)
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Sale How to Catch a Turkey
How to Catch a Turkey
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Sale I Am Thankful: A Thanksgiving Book for Kids
I Am Thankful: A Thanksgiving Book for Kids
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Sale Turkey Trouble
Turkey Trouble
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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (Peanuts)
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (Peanuts)
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Sale Llama Llama Gives Thanks
Llama Llama Gives Thanks
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Sale The Crayons Give Thanks
The Crayons Give Thanks
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Sale There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey!
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey!
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Sale Five Silly Turkeys
Five Silly Turkeys
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Sale Dr. Seuss's Thankful Things (Dr. Seuss's Things Board Books)
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Sale The Night Before Thanksgiving
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Sale Balloons Over Broadway: The Inspiring True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
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Sale Gobble Wobble Finger Puppet Thanksgiving Board Book Kids Ages 0-4 (Children's Thanksgiving Interactive Finger Puppet Board Book)
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Sale Happy Thanksgiving, Biscuit!: A Thanksgiving Lift-the-Flap Book for Kids
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Sale Bear Says Thanks (The Bear Books)
Bear Says Thanks (The Bear Books)
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Sale Thanksgiving in the Woods (Countryside Holidays, 1)
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Pookie's Thanksgiving (Little Pookie)
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Sale Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story
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Sale Arthur's Thanksgiving (Arthur Adventures)
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Taylor the Thankful Turkey: A children's book about being thankful (Thanksgiving book for kids) (Taylor the Turkey)
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