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I’m thankful for having the opportunity to love this loyal, old Basset Hound, Hush Puppy, who we had to put to sleep on Tuesday. He lived almost 14 years, and he was a lover of pizza, going bye-bye, and belly scratches. We will miss you, our old friend. Rest in peace.

I wanted to tell you about the Teaching Authors blog’s 10 days of Thanks-giving. They are having a blog round-up of sorts, where anyone–child or adult–can post a thank you OR send your thank yous to them, and then they will post links to different blogs and maybe more on November 30. For all the details and exactly what is going on, check out: http://www.teachingauthors.com/2011/11/ten-days-of-thanks-giving-time-to-share.html.

In the meantime, I want to share my THANKU. It’s a haiku that also says THANKS! Your students/children could easily write these at any time during the holiday season. Again, thanks to the Teaching Authors blog at the link above for the amazing idea.

Here’s my THANKU:

Thank you to my mom
And to my father who watch
My darling daughter

Without their help, I would never get as much writing done as I do!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Thank you for reading my blog!

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What a beautiful picture book and one of the most delightful Thanksgiving books I’ve seen– An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving–text by Louisa May Alcott and illustrations by James Bernardin! HarperCollins Publishers have taken this classic tale by the author of Little Women, added Bernardin’s beautiful illustrations, and turned this into a picture book that children today can enjoy. Find this Thanksgiving book at the library or buy a copy of your own.

The Bassett family is preparing for Thanksgiving in nineteenth century New England. Mother and Father are called away to take care of Grandmother, and the children are left to prepare the Thanksgiving dinner. How hard can it be? They don’t do too bad of a job–except for accidentally putting catnip and wormwood in the stuffing. This book shows how Thanksgiving dinner was prepared in the past and some of the traditions families had when celebrating together.

This would be a great Thanksgiving book to show students life in the past and to compare and contrast to life in the present–especially focusing on Thanksgiving traditions. Plus, you know what? It’s just a beautiful book to share with your children or your students during this holiday season.

Happy Thanksgiving!