Thank you, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Illustrator: Matt Faulkner
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division
Recommended Age Range: 5 to 8
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Thank you, Sara: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving is the true story of Sara Hale who – after 38 years of trying – actually did save this holiday! The story is terrific, the words inspired, and the pictures VERY funny.
Awards: Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award; Young Hoosier Book Award Master List; Once Upon a World Children’s Book Award 2003 (Given by the Simon Wiesenthal Center); ALA Amelia Bloomer List; Junior Library Guild Selection; Chapman Award for Shared Reading; International Reading Association Teachers’ Choice 2003; Storytelling World 2004 Honor Title; ALA Notable Video, 2005; Carolyn W. Field Honor Book (PA); Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children and Teens, 2002 (WDC)
Thankful
Author: Eileen Spinelli
Illustrator: Archie Preston
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 8