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Beyond turkey: How to start a conversation with children about Thanksgiving

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A Native American children’s book author who often goes to schools to talk about gratitude has advice about how parents can reframe the story of Thanksgiving for their young children.

We revisit a conversation Here & Now’s Deepa Fernandes had last year with Traci Sorell, author of “We are Grateful: Otsaliheliga.”

 

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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