Thanksgiving: A Time to Remember by Barbara Rainey--This book launched my thinking about the deeper significance of the Thanksgiving holiday. It is written from a decidedly Christian perspective, so highlights the thankful spirit of the pilgrims, their trust in God's sovereignty, and the role that religion played in their desire to flee the persecution of England and to settle where they could worship freely. It is intended to be read aloud, with each section containing two sizes of print so you may read the brief large-print portion to a young audience, but the entire text to an older audience. Even reading just the brief large-print portion, however, it is impractical for use with my preschool children as the illustrations are primarily collages of Thanksgiving images, not illustrations of the story, and the text just is not captivating enough to hold their attention alone. It is definitely a book worth reading, but for now, it's a book I'll check out from the library to obtain background information for myself. When my children are older, I may consider purchasing it.
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