The Thanksgiving Story, written by Alice Dalgliesh and illustrated by Helen Sewell, is a 1954 picture book published by Demco Media and Charles Scribner's Sons.
Passengers aboard the Mayflower, Giles, Constance and Damaris Hopkins are on the way to the New World to start a new life with their parents.
When spring comes, the settlers plant crops with the help of two Native Americans, Samoset and Squanto.
The story concludes with a great feast to which the Pilgrims invite the Native American chief Massasoit, Squanto and their people who helped them survive hunger, cold and sickness in the New World.
The Thanksgiving Story has received mixed reviews with 3 out of 5 stars from Barnes & Noble and Google Books.