Here are The Best Thanksgiving Turkey Books for Preschoolers

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Are you looking for some fun Thanksgiving-themed books to share with your kids?  Here is a list of some of my favorite books – the best Thanksgiving turkey books for preschoolers. These fun books are a great way to supplement your Thanksgiving activities during storytime or in your class library.

A collage of the best Thanksgiving turkey books for preschoolers.

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The Best Thanksgiving Turkey Books for Preschool

Here are the best teacher-tested turkey tales for your kiddos.

Run Turkey Run by Diane Mayr

This book takes kids on a tour of the farm as the turkey tries to avoid becoming Thanksgiving dinner by hiding from the farmer.  Kids enjoy the repetitive text in this fun book and will have so much fun helping the turkey by yelling “Run, Turkey, Run!” It’s perfect for turkey day and beyond.

10 Fat Turkeys by Tony Johnston

Gobble, gobble, wibble, wobble….. this is a rhyming number book with some fun, repetitive text.

Five Silly Turkeys by Salina Yoon

Here is another rhyming number book.  This picture book is short and sweet. The simple text is perfect for young kids with a limited attention span.

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey by Lucille Colandro

Do you love the old lady picture books? Here is a fun Thanksgiving day version of the Old Lady Books.  That silly old lady….she’s always been quirky!

All About Turkeys by Jim Arnosky

Don’t forget to add some nonfiction books to your turkey theme unit or lesson plans.  This great book provides plenty of facts about wild turkeys, and I especially love the beautiful illustrations! The detailed illustrations are GORGEOUS!

A Turkey for Thanksgiving by Eve Bunting

In this children’s book, Mr. Moose invites all of his animal friends for Thanksgiving dinner. He wants to have a turkey for dinner as well….but not in the way you might think. This is such a sweet story that you and your kids will love.

A Plump and Perky Turkey Teresa Bateman

The people of Squawk Valley hatch a clever plan to catch a Thanksgiving bird.  The turkey is plump and perky, but very clever as well.  I think that you will find this to be a fun story filled with LOTS of descriptive vocabulary and rhymes. I also love the colorful illustrations.

This is the Turkey by Abby Levine

This is the rhyming book that provides a great illustration of how a traditional Thanksgiving dinner is lovingly prepared and shared with family and friends.  But a surprising mishap shows kids that family and friends are the most important part of Thanksgiving.

This Little Turkey by Aly Fronis

This is another short and sweet book for little learners. It puts a Thanksgiving-themed twist on the classic nursery rhyme of “This Little Piggy.”

Turkey Trouble Wendi Silvano

Here is one of my favorite Thanksgiving books. In this great story, a silly turkey tries to disguise himself as different animals to hide from Farmer Jake.  Kids will crack up at his hilarious attempts to find the perfect disguise, and the book ends with a very non-traditional Thanksgiving meal.

How to Catch a Turkey Adam Wallace

In this funny story, kids try to catch a silly turkey for their Thanksgiving play and he ends up with a new career.

Turkey Time! by Price Stern Sloan

This is a great book for very young children and young readers. They will love the simple rhyming text in this board book about all the foods on our Thanksgiving table.

I hope that you found some new ideas in this list of the best Thanksgiving turkey books for preschoolers.  If you have some favorite turkey books that I forgot to list, please let me know.  Check out these additional books about gratitude and additional books for preschoolers.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Additional Turkey Activities for Your Kids

Now that you are all set with Thanksgiving turkey books for preschoolers, you might need more Thanksgiving-themed learning activities for your Thanksgiving lesson plans.  Check out these fun, interactive Thanksgiving theme activities from my store:

Thanksgiving crafts and fine motor activities - The set includes a printable turkey craft, a pumpkin pie craft, and an ear of corn craft.

Buy The Turkey Activities on TPT

Do you prefer to shop on TPT? You can also find the fun Thanksgiving activities in my TPT store.

Additional Thanksgiving Activity Ideas

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