These Thanksgiving books for kids are the perfect bedtime stories to share the meaning of Thanksgiving and help children understand the holiday!

Thanksgiving Books for Kids

Bedtime Stories to Help Kids Understand Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving just a few weeks away and Christmas, Hanukah, and Kwanza following shortly behind we have a tendency to skip ahead and start the BIG festive holiday celebrations earlier and earlier each year.

When I was a kid, Thanksgiving was the kick-off of the holiday season with Christmas trees going up, decorating the house, and Black Friday shopping. But first we would enjoy Thanksgiving and all of it’s deliciousness.

These days Thanksgiving gets overlooked and we don’t really sit down and say “Thanks” for everything we have….instead people are out “Black Friday” shopping on Thanksgiving Thursday. I feel like Thanksgiving has just become the day of shopping and consumption instead of a day to be Thankful.

I want my kids to understand the importance of Thanksgiving and to know why we take a day to be Thankful. So, instead of jumping into all of the Christmas bedtime stories on November 1st, I start reading Thanksgiving bedtime stories. It’s important that we not loose sight of the true meaning of Thanksgiving and give the day the attention it deserves!

So, here’s some of my favorite Thanksgiving books for kids: