Corduroy Gives Thanks
By (Author) Don Freeman
Illustrated by John Joseph
Penguin USA
Viking Books for Young Readers
3rd September 2025
5th August 2025
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction
Board book
12
Width 178mm, Height 178mm
142g
Corduroy and Lisa are celebrating Thanksgiving! Corduroy and Lisa are celebrating Thanksgiving! Join Corduroy and Lisa as they get ready for Thanksgiving. They'll need a turkey, bread, flowers for their centerpiece, and much more as they prepare to thank all of their wonderful friends. Don Freeman's beloved bear Corduroy has been delighting and entertaining readers for over 50 years. Corduroy Gives Thanks is a perfect first introduction to Thanksgiving for the littlest readers. It's a simple lesson in gratitude that readers of all ages can appreciate.
Don Freeman was introduced to the world of children's literature when William Saroyan asked him to illustrate several books. Soon after, he began to write and illustrate his own books, a career he settled into comfortably and happily. Through his writing, he was able to create his own theater- "I love the flow of turning the pages, the suspense of what's next. Ideas just come at me and after me. It's all so natural. I work all the time, long into the night, and it's such a pleasure. I don't know when the time ends. I've never been happier in my life!" Don died in 1978, after a long and successful career. He created many beloved characters in his lifetime, perhaps the most beloved among them a stuffed, overall-wearing bear named Corduroy. Don Freeman was the author and illustrator of many popular books for children, including Corduroy, A Pocket for Corduroy, and the Caldecott Honor book Fly High, Fly Low.