Off to Plymouth Rock! by Dandi Daley Mackall--When I first encountered this book on my search for Thanksgiving picture books that would convey both history and faith, it seemed too simple to me. However, as I read more and more books, I began to realize it is really the perfect Thanksgiving book for a two-year old and is enjoyable for older children as well. Each page has just 1-2 short, punchy, rhyming sentences accompanying interesting, although highly caricatured illustrations. It manages to convey the historical journey and even something of the Pilgrim's attitude of thankfulness, despite the limited text. As a stand-alone it would leave a lot of questions and gaps, but for a parent who had read up on the history elsewhere, it is an engaging tool to introduce the basic events, filling in details as interest and attention-span allow.
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