Giving thanks : how Thanksgiving became a national holiday

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Personal Author:

Kiernan, Denise

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.

Summary:

"The beautifully illustrated true story of how Thanksgiving became a national holiday in America, of Sarah Josepha Hale, the woman who made the holiday happen, and of the role of gratitude the world over"--

Subject Term:

Gratitude -- Juvenile literature.

Thanksgiving Day -- History -- Juvenile literature.

Holidays -- History -- Juvenile literature.

Additional Credits:

Christoph, Jamey, 1980-

Audience/Lexile:

AD 710 L

Publication Info:

New York : Philomel, 2022.

Subject:

Gratitude -- Juvenile literature.

Thanksgiving Day -- History -- Juvenile literature.

Holidays -- History -- Juvenile literature.

Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879 -- Juvenile literature.

Hale, Mrs. (Sarah Josepha Buell), 1788-1879

Hale, S. J. (Sarah Josepha), Mrs., 1788-1879

Hale, Sara Josepha, 1788-1879

Hale, Sarah Josepha, 1788-1879

Lady, 1788-1879

Buell Hale, Sarah Josepha, 1788-1879

Gratefulness

Thankfulness

Legal holidays

National holidays

SAILS ISBN:

9780593404416

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Summary

The beautifully illustrated true story of how Thanksgiving became a national holiday in America, of Sarah Josepha Hale, the woman who made the holiday happen, and of the role of gratitude the world over. Marvelously brought to life by the New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan.

All across the world, among hundreds of culturesand acrosscenturies, people have come together to give thanks. ButAmericansdidn't have an official Thanksgiving holiday until the 1800s. The holiday Americans know today exists because of a woman named Sarah Josepha Hale, a spirited letter-writing campaign, a sympathetic president, and a civil war.

This beautifully illustrated picture book shares the true story of how Thanksgiving became a national American holidayandoffersa look at the timeless and global power of gratitude.

Reviews (3)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 1--5--Celebrating gratitude is what Sarah Josepha Hale set out to do in the 1800s when she started petitioning to turn Thanksgiving into a national holiday. Hale believed it was important for all Americans to share what they are thankful for on the same day each year. She wrote letters for years to different presidents petitioning her idea of a holiday, until Abraham Lincoln agreed. This book is full of interesting facts about the implementation of Thanksgiving that may be new to readers; for example, Lincoln's son, Tad, is the reason the president pardons a turkey each year, and the first Thanksgiving was held during the Civil War. Educators can use the book in various ways for lessons plans, and there is an open-ended prompt at the end for educators and caregivers to share with children. Illustrations are soft, colorful, and beautiful--a reminder of what fall and Thanksgiving represent. This book also highlights different nationalities and ways to say "thank you" in different languages. Back matter includes more resources about the history of Thanksgiving. VERDICT A great addition to any library, as it shares a new side of the story of Thanksgiving.--Maeve Dodds

Publisher's Weekly Review

In the opening to this oddly contextualized look at the origins of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, children of varying cultural backgrounds, including Algonquin, French, and Korean, each give thanks in their native language. But a page turn suddenly shifts the focus to writer and activist Sarah Josepha Hale (1788--1879), portrayed in Christoph's fluid pastel palettes serving a sumptuous turkey to her family. Though "different places celebrated thanksgivings at different times for different reasons," Hale believed that a single Thanksgiving ought be celebrated on the same date nationwide. She wrote letters to various politicians, including five different presidents, until President Lincoln announced the national holiday. Kiernan's disjointed, bucolic-leaning narration touches on traditional practices, including the yearly turkey pardoning and televised football games, but a lack of detail around the holiday's problematic beginnings undercuts the limited historical telling. Resources providing further information conclude. Ages 4--8. (Sept.)

Kirkus Review

A new kind of Thanksgiving story. Pastoral opening spreads invoke old-timey illustrations with an updated spin: rolling farmland, an elder embracing a child, and four vignettes of children expressing gratitude for things in their lives in French, Algonquin, Twi, and Korean. The story then transitions, with somewhat lengthy blocks of text, to explain how Sarah Josepha Hale, a 19th-century White feminist writer and activist, agitated through five presidential administration to make Thanksgiving a national holiday. By describing older, localized thanksgiving festivals, the somewhat universal concept of gratitude, and President Abraham Lincoln's efforts to unite America in the midst of the Civil War, this story provides an accurate recounting of how an inconsistent regional tradition became a federally recognized day. By not even nodding toward the more popular but historiographically flawed mythology of the Wampanoags and Pilgrims, Kiernan--author of a similar book for adults--helps to rewrite harmful narratives in an age-appropriate way for a new generation. The soft illustrations ably depict both bustling historical scenes and contemporary multiracial groups of people. This will be hugely useful for parents and educators looking for better materials to describe this time of year. (This book was reviewed digitally.) A valuable addition to this American conversation. (resource list) (Picture book. 5-9) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.