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| caption = Cover showing Caldecott Medal
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| author = [[Alice Dalgliesh]]
| author = [[Alice Dalgliesh]]
| illustrator = [[Helen Sewell]]
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| country = United States
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| language = English
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| genre = [[Picture book]]
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| publisher = [[Charles Scribner's Sons]]
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| pub_date = 1954
| pub_date = 1954
| media_type = Print
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| pages = 32 pp
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'''''The Thanksgiving Story,''''' written by [[Alice Dalgliesh]] and illustrated by [[Helen Sewell]], is a 1954 picture book published by Demco Media and [[Charles Scribner's Sons]]. ''The Thanksgiving Story'' was the runner-up for the [[Caldecott Medal]] for 1955 and is a Caldecott Honor Medal book. ''The Thanksgiving Story'' was reprinted in paperback by [[Aladdin Paperbacks]] in 1985 and reissued in hardcover by [[Atheneum Books for Young Readers]] in 1988.
'''''The Thanksgiving Story''''', written by [[Alice Dalgliesh]] and illustrated by [[Helen Sewell]], is a 1954 picture book published by Demco Media and [[Charles Scribner's Sons]]. ''The Thanksgiving Story'' was the runner-up for the [[Caldecott Medal]] for 1955 and is a Caldecott Honor Medal book.<ref name="ala">{{cite web |title=The Thanksgiving Story, 1955 Caldecott Honor Book |url=http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/1955honorthanksgivingstory |website=American Library Association |accessdate=6 June 2018}}</ref> ''The Thanksgiving Story'' was reprinted in paperback by [[Aladdin Paperbacks]] in 1985 and reissued in hardcover by [[Atheneum Books for Young Readers]] in 1988.


==Description==
==Description==
The story, written by [[Dalgliesh]], is about the first Thanksgiving in America. The story revolves around The Hopkins family who were passengers on the crowded [[Mayflower]]. It is described through the eyes of three [[Puritan]] children.
The story, written by Dalgliesh, is about the first Thanksgiving in America. The story revolves around the Hopkins family, who were passengers on the crowded ''[[Mayflower]]''. It is described through the eyes of three [[Puritan]] children.


==Plot==
==Plot==
Passengers abroad the [[Mayflower]], Giles, Constance and Damaris Hopkins are on the way to the New world to start a new life with their parents. Upon their passage, their baby brother Oceanus is born on the crowded ship. On their arrival, the [[pilgrims]] faced hardship of hunger, cold and sickness. The pilgrims go through a harsh winter in [[Plymouth]]. When spring comes, the settlers plant crops with the help of two [[Native Americans]], Samoset and Squanto. Due to the help of the Native Americans, the pilgrims were able to survive their first year. The story concludes with a great feast which the pilgrims invited the Native American chief [[Massasoit]], [[Squanto]] and their people who had helped them survive hunger, cold and sickness in the New World.
Passengers aboard the ''Mayflower'', ''Giles'', ''Constance'' and ''Damaris Hopkins'' are on the way to the New World to start a new life with their parents. Their baby brother Oceanus is born on the crowded ship. On their arrival, the [[Pilgrims (Plymouth Colony)|Pilgrims]] face hardships of hunger, cold and sickness. They go through a harsh winter in [[Plymouth Colony|Plymouth]]. When spring comes, the settlers plant crops with the help of two [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], Samoset and Squanto. Due to the help of the Native Americans, the Pilgrims are able to survive their first year. The story concludes with a great feast to which the Pilgrims invite the Native American chief [[Massasoit]], [[Squanto]] and their people who helped them survive hunger, cold and sickness in the New World.


==Critical Reception==
==Critical reception==
''The Thanksgiving Story'' was published to very mixed reviews with 3 out of 5 stars from [[Barnes & Noble]] and [[Google Books]]. Critics acclaim while the story is very detailed and nicely organized, it is an outdated story of what happened between the pilgrims and Native Americans.
''The Thanksgiving Story'' has received mixed reviews with 3 out of 5 stars from [[Barnes & Noble]] and [[Google Books]]. Critics claim while the story is very detailed and nicely organized, it is an outdated story of what happened between the Pilgrims and Native Americans.


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[1954 in literature]]
*[[1954 in literature]]
*[[Children's Literature]]
*[[Children's literature]]
*[[Picture Books]]
*[[Picture books]]


==References==
==References==
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<ref>http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/1955honorthanksgivingstory</ref>


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Latest revision as of 20:55, 2 November 2024

The Thanksgiving Story
Cover showing Caldecott Medal
AuthorAlice Dalgliesh
IllustratorHelen Sewell
Cover artistSewell
LanguageEnglish
GenrePicture book
PublisherCharles Scribner's Sons
Publication date
1954
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages32 pp
ISBN0689710534

The Thanksgiving Story, written by Alice Dalgliesh and illustrated by Helen Sewell, is a 1954 picture book published by Demco Media and Charles Scribner's Sons. The Thanksgiving Story was the runner-up for the Caldecott Medal for 1955 and is a Caldecott Honor Medal book.[1] The Thanksgiving Story was reprinted in paperback by Aladdin Paperbacks in 1985 and reissued in hardcover by Atheneum Books for Young Readers in 1988.

Description

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The story, written by Dalgliesh, is about the first Thanksgiving in America. The story revolves around the Hopkins family, who were passengers on the crowded Mayflower. It is described through the eyes of three Puritan children.

Plot

[edit]

Passengers aboard the Mayflower, Giles, Constance and Damaris Hopkins are on the way to the New World to start a new life with their parents. Their baby brother Oceanus is born on the crowded ship. On their arrival, the Pilgrims face hardships of hunger, cold and sickness. They go through a harsh winter in Plymouth. When spring comes, the settlers plant crops with the help of two Native Americans, Samoset and Squanto. Due to the help of the Native Americans, the Pilgrims are able to survive their first year. The story concludes with a great feast to which the Pilgrims invite the Native American chief Massasoit, Squanto and their people who helped them survive hunger, cold and sickness in the New World.

Critical reception

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The Thanksgiving Story has received mixed reviews with 3 out of 5 stars from Barnes & Noble and Google Books. Critics claim while the story is very detailed and nicely organized, it is an outdated story of what happened between the Pilgrims and Native Americans.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Thanksgiving Story, 1955 Caldecott Honor Book". American Library Association. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
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