One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims

This is one of my favorite books to read as Thanksgiving approaches. It's One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims by B. G. Hennessy.

The text is roughly this:

One little, two little, three little Pilgrims.
Four little, five little, six little Pilgrims.
Seven little, eight little, nine little Pilgrims.
Ten little Pilgrim boys and girls.

One little, two little, three little Wampanoag.
Four little, five little, six little Wampanoag.
Seven little, eight little, nine little Wampanoag.
Ten little Wampanoag boys and girls.

Then there's a section of what they're all doing, gathering berries, nuts, etc. to get ready for the feast.

Next:
One big, two big, three big turkeys.
Four big, five big, six big turkeys.
Seven big, eight big, nine big turkeys.
Ten big turkeys for the feast.

After that is a listing of all the good foods they are eating, and showing them gathering for the feast.

I think there's a final section of them coming together for the feast at the end. I like that it uses the name "Wampanoag" who were the Native Americans around for the first Thanksgiving. I never thought that word would roll off my tongue so easily! I also like that some of the activities are distinctly Massachussets area things...at one point they're digging for clams on the beach and fishing for cod. One review I read said "Its purpose is to reflect the daily lives of the pilgrims and the Wampanoag children during the 1600’s." The kids really seem to enjoy it!