Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving tells a different side of the story of Thanksgiving. Most everyone knows the basics about the Native Americans and the pilgrims, but the story of Sarah Hale’s thirty-eight year fight to save Thanksgiving is not as well known.

Way back when, Thanksgiving was not uniformly celebrated. Unfortunately, a lot of people began to lose interest in the holiday. As a teacher, author, and editor, Sarah Hale took up her pen to write thousands of letters to politicians requesting that Thanksgiving be made a national holiday and she urged others to do the same. Countless politicians and four presidents dismissed Sarah’s letters before she found one who agreed with her cause.

Thank You, Sarah is also full of fun facts about Sarah. She fought for playgrounds and schools for girls and she was against slavery. She also wrote all kinds of literature and even composed “Mary Had a Little Lamb.”

Thank You, Sarah not only expresses the importance of Thanksgiving, but it also demonstrates the importance of writing and making oneself heard. With the refrain, “She was bold, brave, stubborn, and smart,” Thanksgiving food puns, facts about the salvation of Thanksgiving, and beautiful full-page illustrations, Thank You, Sarah is an informative and fun holiday read.

A great and informative book for all ages, but probably best serves those between the ages of five and eleven.