The Night Before Thanksgiving book
The Night Before Thanksgiving book written by Natasha Wing & illustrated by Tammie Lyon
In The Night Before Thanksgiving, children will explore how the holiday is celebrated.
Gobble Gobble! It's turkey time! Thanksgiving is yet another big moment to be celebrated in Natasha Wing's best-selling series.
Everyone’s favorite fun-filled, family-filled, food-filled holiday is almost here! Follow along as the feast is prepared, cousins are greeted, and everyone gathers around the table, all with an extra helping of holiday fun. This family fun read-aloud makes the perfect gift to get young readers excited for this festive fall holiday!
Each book is full of vocabulary & rhyme to educate & engage kids of all ages. Each book contains a story line that is modeled after Clement C. Moore's beloved poem, “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” with adorable twists from Natasha Wing’s imagination.
These books are essential for any home or lower elemetary classroom library. Of course, they are also wonderful for building excitement & anticipation of upcoming holidays!
Format: Softcover
Ages: 3-9 years
Page Count: 32 pages
Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 0.2 inches
Engagement Feature: relatable activities
Enrichment Activity: For added enrichment, create a Venn Diagram to show how the events in the book compare & contrast to events your family experiences related to the holiday two stories are the same (compare) & how tgey are different (contrast)! Here's a video to help explain what a Venn Diagram is (click here).
Educational Value: The book is a great tool for exploring the literary concept of a parody & helping readers to form connections with what they are reading.
Teaching Tip: This story is a parody of Clement C. Moore's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Explain that a parody is when one author imitates the style of another particular writer, artist, or genre usually for a comic effect.
Consider adding: The Twelve Days of Thanksgiving book to your order for a fun Thanksgiving vibe!
Additional/Suggested Resource: Follow along to The Night Before Thanksgiving story being read aloud on Youtube
Details about a series of books: Each "The Night Before..." book is full of vocabulary & rhyme to educate & engage kids of all ages. Each book contains a story line that is modeled after Clement C. Moore's beloved poem, “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” with adorable twists from Natasha Wing’s imagination. These are great tools in exploring the literary concept of a parody as well as for building excitement & anticipation of upcoming holidays!
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