Throughout a Thanksgiving Day filled with family and fun, a child finds opportunities to be thankful.

At Thanksgiving time, children express their gratitude for the people and things in their lives. Everyone knows that Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks-the question is, where to begin? From the turkey on the table to warm, cozy cuddles, life is full of small things and bigger pleasures. But what is most important is being able to share them with family! Julie Markes reminds kids and adults alike about the little details that make each day enjoyable,...

A girl looks at old photographs with her mother, trying to figure out what her mother feels most grateful for in her life.

While learning the secret to a good life, a child says thank you for the natural world and for being loved, because a grateful heart is always happy.

Ann Eliza takes very good care of the farmyard animals so, despite the grumbling of Graybeard the Goat and the bragging of White Rabbit, they work together to make a very nice Easter for her.

To celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, Mr. Scary's first grade class prepares a Thankful List for the school contest, but Junie B. Jones finds it hard to be grateful for squash or Tattletale May.

It's dinnertime at Grace's place ... 'Thank you, alpaca, ' says Grace ... 'Alpaca?' asks Mama. 'Why would you thank an alpaca?'..A playful mealtime conversation becomes a joyful act of giving thanks.

In simple rhyming text give thinks for a hug, a parade, a bath, a new toy, but also give thanks for the snowflakes that fall from above, for getting together with people you love.

Dumb bunny: First grader Junie B. Jones is determined to win the grand prize at wealthy classmate Lucille's Easter egg hunt--a playdate in Lucille's heated swimming pool. Turkeys we have loved and eaten (and other thankful stuff): To celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, Mr. Scary's first grade class prepares a Thankful List for the school contest, but Junie B. Jones finds it hard to be grateful for squash or Tattletale May.