Mama2Three Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 Hi there! I am in search of 2-3 chapter books to read aloud during the holidays. We'll start a new book next week, and it'd be nice to have something related to Thanksgiving. Any suggestions? For Christmas, I plan to read The Light at Tern Rock and maybe A Christmas Carol but would be open to other ideas, too. For an idea of DC's listening level, our most recent read-alouds have been unabridged Peter Pan, The Wheel on the School, Five Children and It, The Story of Dr. Dolittle, and Boxcar Children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in WI Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 We very much enjoyed reading aloud The Landing of the Pilgrims by James Daugherty last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsofpumpkins Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 Stories of the Pilgrims is good. We read it for fun last year in November, and now we have been reading it again for history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2Three Posted November 15, 2009 Author Share Posted November 15, 2009 Thanks, these both look good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 Ooo, we have read both of these! I'd save Landing until later and do Stories now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 Three Young Pilgrims by Cheryl Harness is terrific. It is the best picture book I have for Thanksgiving even if I cry every time I read it. It follows one family of Pilgrims for a year between 1620 and 1621. It includes the fact that there were Saints and Strangers on the boat, and that many of them didn't make it. It covers the aid they received from the local tribes. It even has a list of all of the people on the Mayflower and charts and maps and nice little real historic details wrapped around a sweet, fictional story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2Three Posted November 15, 2009 Author Share Posted November 15, 2009 Ooo, we have read both of these! I'd save Landing until later and do Stories now. Thanks for the suggestion! From looking at the Amazon reviews I was thinking the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2Three Posted November 15, 2009 Author Share Posted November 15, 2009 Three Young Pilgrims by Cheryl Harness is terrific. It is the best picture book I have for Thanksgiving even if I cry every time I read it. It follows one family of Pilgrims for a year between 1620 and 1621. It includes the fact that there were Saints and Strangers on the boat, and that many of them didn't make it. It covers the aid they received from the local tribes. It even has a list of all of the people on the Mayflower and charts and maps and nice little real historic details wrapped around a sweet, fictional story. Thanks for the suggestion. My DD and I love to cry when we read books, she might especially enjoy this one. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheriGene Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Thanksgiving: A Time to Remember by Barbara Rainey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseOwlKnits Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 We're reading Pilgrim Stories right now and it's awesome! I'm really surprised at how much we're all enjoying it, actually! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Stories of the Pilgrims is good. We read it for fun last year in November, and now we have been reading it again for history. Author? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguirre Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Margaret Pumphrey Here's a link to Stories of the Pilgrims at the Baldwin Project: http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=pumphrey&book=pilgrims&story=_contents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Thanks. I just wanted to make sure because a lot of books came up when I typed it in Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 For Christmas, we love the Best Christmas Pageant Ever, we read it every year :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calandalsmom Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Margaret Pumphrey Here's a link to Stories of the Pilgrims at the Baldwin Project: http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=pumphrey&book=pilgrims&story=_contents seriously? I just had a look at this and Im not reading my kids anything like thiat in 2009. This was just what the Pilgrims were waiting for. Bang! Boom! roared the muskets. One [122] of the bullets struck the Indian chief in the arm. He could not draw his bow again. With an angry yell the savages fled into the forest. *SHUDDER* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 seriously? I just had a look at this and Im not reading my kids anything like thiat in 2009. *SHUDDER* Hum, I see what you mean. However, it does reflect how the pilgrims felt and thought about the Native Americans. Lots of discussion to be had. It was the same when I read the Little House books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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