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Thanksgiving Picture Books for 2025

Posted on November 12, 2025 by treeoflifemama

Let’s talk about Thanksgiving picture books! I love all of these! Thanksgiving in the Woods tells the true story of a family who hosts Thanksgiving in the woods every year near their home in upstate New York, with candles, bonfires, … Continue reading →

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11/26/24 Tree of Life Mama’s Picture Book of the Week: The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower or John Howland’s Good Fortune by P.J. Lynch

Posted on November 26, 2024 by treeoflifemama

To honor Thanksgiving in two days, my picture book of the week is the one above. I just love it! This book is so wonderful because it tells the Thanksgiving story in a way you probably haven’t heard already, that … Continue reading →

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2024 Tree of Life Mama’s Favorite Thanksgiving Picture Books

Posted on November 9, 2024 by treeoflifemama

Let’s talk about Thanksgiving picture books! I love Thanksgiving and I love all of these books! As a child, I just kind of thought of Thanksgiving as an ugly stepsister to Christmas. It didn’t have all the flash and fun … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Thanksgiving Day 2023 #10: Read the Picture Book Balloons Over Broadway

Posted on November 16, 2023 by treeoflifemama

Another picture book I love to read every year around Thanksgiving time, besides The Thanksgiving Door and Thank You, Sarah, is the book above, Balloons Over Broadway. This book, written and illustrated by Melissa Sweet, tells the story of Tony … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Picture Books

Posted on November 15, 2021 by treeoflifemama

Let’s talk about Thanksgiving picture books! I love all of these! The two ones above are about Sarah Josepha Hale, the woman who got the federal government to create the US national holiday of Thanksgiving. The one above, to the … Continue reading →

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My All Time Favorite Picture Books and #GiveThanks Day#4: I Am Thankful for Picture Books and the Public Library!

Posted on November 23, 2020 by treeoflifemama

Today, as I continue President Russell M. Nelson’s challenge to give thanks, I am thankful for picture books, and the public library. I wouldn’t be able to access all these picture books without it. I am actually thankful every day … Continue reading →

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