The Gift of Thanksgiving

A History Told in Comics

By Lewis Barlow

Pen name of Louis Esteban Vilchez

Bilingual English–Spanish edition

Bilingual English–Spanish · Illustrated Historical Nonfiction · Paperback

“Discover the history behind Thanksgiving in English and Spanish — a bilingual book for families, with colorful comic panels, thoughtful questions, and conversations between generations.”

A Bilingual Story in English and Spanish illustrated in a comic book. Discover the history behind Thanksgiving through colorful comic panels, thoughtful questions and conversations between children and their parents. The Gift of Thanksgiving: A History Told in Comics, introduces young readers to the true people that play a role in the first harvest gathering and the events following the development of Thanksgiving in a national holiday and connects the past with the traditions families share today. Along the way, readers learn that history includes both documented facts and unanswered questions.

The book recognizes the people that already lived in the land before the pilgrims as living communities and encourages readers to look at the past. The historical nonfiction comic distinguishes its source-based account from its artistic reconstructions and imagined dialogue. The illustrations help readers picture events; the family conversations invite them to ask questions and explore what historical records can and cannot tell us.

Includes a timeline, glossary, historical notes, sources and credits and an author's note. Written for curious young readers, families and educators, this illustrated introduction offers a starting point for conversations about history, gratitude, cooperation and remembrance.