November Books for Kids

I’m excited to announce our November Books for the Weekly Virtual Book Club for Kids with you. From expressing gratitude, Veterans Day, and Election Day to Thanksgiving and Native America History Month this is going to be a fun month for book activities with your child. Are you ready?  

Here are our book recommendations for November…

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November Books for Kids

We’ve been having so much fun sharing weekly books and weekly activities to go along with our favorite stories for kids. Have you been following along?  

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Gratitude Books for Kids

Bear Says Thanks  by Karma Wilson (Watch Read Aloud)

The Thankful Book by Todd Parr (Listen to Read Aloud)

Llama Llama Gives Thanks by Anna Dewdney (Listen to Read Aloud)

I Am Thankful: A Thanksgiving Book for Kids by Sheri Wall (Listen to Read Aloud)

Gratitude is My Superpower by Alicia Ortego (Listen to Read Aloud)

I’m So Glad You Were Born: Celebrating Who You Are by Ainsley Earhardt (Listen to Read aloud)

My Heart Fills With Happiness by Monique Gray Smith (Listen to Read Aloud)

When We Are Kind / Nihá’ádaahwiinít’íigo by Monique Gray Smith (Listen to Read Aloud)

Kindness is my Superpower by Alicia Ortego (Listen to Read Aloud)

Try these thankful project ideas to continue focusing on gratitude with your child.

Turkey Books for Kids

How to Catch a Turkey by Adam Wallace (Listen to Read Aloud)

10 Fat Turkeys by Tony Johnston (Listen to Read Aloud)

Turkey Goes to School (Turkey Trouble) by Wendi Silvano (Listen to Read Aloud)

Gobble Gobble! Pick one of these Turkey Crafts to make with these books.

Thanksgiving Books

The Night Before Thanksgiving by Natasha Wing (Listen to Read Aloud)

Thanksgiving in the Woods by Phyllis Alsdurf (Listen to Read Aloud)

Harvest Days (World of Celebrations) by Kate DePalma (Listen to Read Aloud)

Balloons over Broadway by Melissa Sweet (Listen to Read Aloud)

Peyton Picks the Perfect Pie: A Thanksgiving Celebration by America’s Test Kitchen Kids (Listen to Read Aloud)

I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie by Alison Jackson (Listen to Read Aloud)

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey! by Lucille Colandro (Listen to Read Aloud)

Use these adorable Thanksgiving Activities with these stories.

Veterans Day Books for Kids

The Wall (Reading Rainbow Books) by Eve Bunting (Listen to Read Aloud)

Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by Jeff Gottesfeld (Listen to Read Aloud)

H is for Honor: A Military Family Alphabet by Devin Scillian

Veterans: Heroes in Our Neighborhood by Valerie Pfundstein (Listen to Read Aloud)

Don’t Forget, God Bless Our Troops by Dr Jill Biden (Listen to Read Aloud)

Night Catch by Brenda Ehrmantraut (Listen to Read Aloud)

Hero Mom by Melinda Hardin (Listen to Read Aloud)

I’ll Lend You, My Daddy, by Becky King

Hero Dad by Melinda Hardin (Listen to Read Aloud)

Maggie the Military Rat by Monica Voicu Denniston (Listen to Read Aloud)

My 1st Book of Military Superheroes: Learn about the United States Armed Forces by Sara Kale (Listen to Read Aloud)

Here are Veterans Day Activities to go along with these stories.

Election Day Books

Vote for Our Future! by Margaret McNamara (Listen to Read Aloud)

V Is for Voting by Kate Farrell (Listen to Read Aloud)

I Voted: Making a Choice Makes a Difference by Mark Shulman (Listen to Read Aloud)

Lillian’s Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by Jonah Winter (Listen to Read Aloud)

The Next President by Kate Messner (Listen to Read Aloud)

What’s the Big Deal About Elections by Ruby Shamir (Listen to Read Aloud)

The Night Before Election Day by Natasha Wing (Listen to Read Aloud)

Here are Election Day Activities for Kids

Native American Heritage Month Books

We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell (Listen to Read Aloud)

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard (Listen to Read Aloud)

We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know by Traci Sorell (Listen to Read Aloud)

Finding My Dance by Ria Thundercloud (Listen to Read Aloud)

Powwow Day by Traci Sorell (Listen to Read Aloud)

We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom (Listen to Read Aloud)

I Sang You Down from the Stars by Tasha Spillett-Sumner (Listen to Read Aloud)

Birdsong by Julie Flett (Listen to Read Aloud)

We All Play by Julie Flett (Listen to Read Aloud)

Bowwow Powwow by Brenda J. Child (Listen to Read Aloud)

Josie Dances by Denise Lajimodiere (Listen to Read Aloud)

Jingle Dancer by Cynthia L Smith (Listen to Read Aloud)

You Hold Me Up by Monique Gray Smith (Listen to Read Aloud)

All Around Us by Xelena Gonzalez (Listen to Read Aloud)

The People Shall Continue by Simon J Ortiz

Encounter by Brittany Luby (Listen to Read Aloud)

D Is for Drum: A Native American Alphabet by Michael Shoulders (Listen to Read Aloud)

Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes by Wab Kinew

Many Nations: An Alphabet of Native America by Robert F. Goetzl

Who Am I? by Julie Buchholtz

Take a look at our books list of Native American History Books for Kids.

Diwali Books for Kids

Let’s Celebrate 5 Days of Diwali! by Ajanta Chakraborty (Listen to Read Aloud)

Shubh Diwali! by Chitra Soundar (Listen to Read Aloud)

The Light Within You by Namita Moolani Mehra (Listen to Read Aloud)

Binny’s Diwali by Thrity Umrigar (Listen to the Read Aloud)

Diwali (Celebrate the World) by Hannah Eliot (Listen to Read Aloud)

Diwali: A Festival of Lights (Little Golden Book) by Anita Yasuda (Listen to Read Aloud)

Here’s our popular list of the best Diwali Books for Kids

Forest Books for Kids

Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson (Listen to Read Aloud)

Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter by Kenard Pak (Listen to Read Aloud)

Because of an Acorn by Lola M. Schaefer (Listen to Read Aloud)

Book Themed Activities for Preschoolers

Each week at Virtual Book Club for Kids we share preschool activities for the featured book plus share a few more book selections for the theme.  It’s your own book themed preschool lesson plan for the week!

We made it through to 6 Weeks of our Virtual Book Club for Kids. We’ve completed the following themes…

• Alphabet
• Shapes
• Leaves
• Farm
• Pumpkins
• Spiders
• Bats
• Diwali
• Owls

This month we’ll be highlighting the themes of

• Gratitude
• Turkeys
• Native American Heritage Month

We feel so honored that you’ve stopped by our website each week and hopefully have chosen to join our Private VBC Facebook Group with 10,000+ other Book Loving Families and are willing to share your excitement for books and book themed activities with your child.

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