Stories of the Pilgrims

This book was such an engaging, inspiring look at the Pilgrims, entirely different than my textbook-style view of their story and their coming to the new world. Their lives are full of courage and adventure, and my kids - ages 8, 6, and 3 - all loved reading it and asked to read more. “The pilgrims......more

What I liked about this retelling of the Pilgrims' story is that the author was rather honest about how the Pilgrims felt about the natives. The Pilgrims were afraid of the natives because they were different and had cultural and communication challenges. She also suggests at times how the natives m......more

I'm giving this 4 stars in spite of some serious issues with its portrayal of Native Americans because the accounts of pilgrim life are truly fascinating. Moreover, when introducing this book among students or children (the language is not overly simplistic but remains accessible to young readers),......more

I read this to my son Camden who is 8 and in 3rd grade. We are studying early American history and I thought this book would be a good addition. This book proved to be a wonderful living history book full of short stories of the Pilgrim families and the early colonists. Towards the end, the stories......more