November is a natural time to talk about thankfulness. Stories make gratitude concrete: a character helps, another says thank you, and kids see how it feels. These free books are in the fall collection and the Thanksgiving collection.
Gratitude picture books
Thanksgiving stories & classics
- A Dear Little Girl’s Thanksgiving Holidays
- The Tale of Turkey Proudfoot
- Chanticleer: A Thanksgiving Story
More in our guide to Thanksgiving stories for kids.
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A 5-minute gratitude reading activity
- Read one story together.
- Ask: "Who was kind in this story? How did someone say thank you?"
- Each person names one thing they’re thankful for today.
- Write or draw it on a fall writing prompt page.
Model it. When you say what you’re grateful for first, children copy the habit naturally.
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