Every year a family and their friends gather in the woods to celebrate Thanksgiving among the trees. Everyone brings something to share and the day becomes a long celebration of family, faith, and friendship. Told in a gentle, lyrical style, this picture book includes warm illustrations of people gathered around bonfires and long tables adorned with candles and food, singing songs and sharing laughter.
Thanksgiving in the Woods is based on the true story of a family in Upstate New York who has hosted an outdoor Thanksgiving feast in the woods on their farm for over twenty years.
About the Author
Phyllis Alsdurf is a former journalism and creative writing professor and the author of It's Milking Time (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2019) and Thanksgiving in the Woods (Beaming Books, 2017).
Phyllis holds a PhD in journalism, with an emphasis on media and religion, and master's degrees in humanities and journalism. She has written and edited for a variety of religious publications and contributed to several books on media and religion.
- Publisher : Sparkhouse Family (October 17, 2017)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 40 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1506425089
- ISBN-13 : 9781506425085
- Reading age : 4 - 8 years
- Grade level : Preschool - 3
- Item Weight : 1.1 pounds
- Dimensions : 10 x 0.4 x 10.1 inches