“This much-needed Thanksgiving picture book tells the story of one family during their first year in the Plymouth Colony… The climax is , of course, the first Thanksgiving feast, with ninety Indians as guests. ” The familiar story is told simply enough for beginning readers, but without loss of significance or dignity. Helen Swell’s brightly colored pictures, done in the manner of America primitives, bring the scenes and characters to life and add a note of childlike gaiety.” ~

The New York Times