Poetry Books for Thanksgiving

Here is a sampling of poetry books about giving thanks, celebrating Thanksgiving, and enjoying food, friends, and family times.

            The list begins:

            Alarcón, Francisco X. 1999. Angels Ride Bikes and Other Fall Poems. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

            Bruchac, Joseph. 1996. The Circle of Thanks. Mahwah, NJ: BridgeWater Books

Carlstrom, Nancy White. 2002. Thanksgiving Day at Our House: Thanksgiving Poems for the Very Young. New York: Aladdin.

Child, Lydia Maria. 2004. Over the River & Through the Woods. New York: Hyperion.

Florian, Douglas. 2003. Autumnblings: Poems & Paintings. New York: Greenwillow.

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