Synopsis Molly and her family have recently immigrated from Russia to the United States, and she is having some trouble settling in at her new school. When the teacher announces a Thanksgiving-themed homework assignment in which each student must make a pilgrim doll, Molly goes to her mother for help. However, the doll her mother makes is not a pilgrim dressed in the traditional black and white Puritan outfit, but rather one dressed the way she and Molly do. Molly is embarrassed by the doll until her mother explains that, just like the Puritans, Molly and her family left their home in search of religious freedom. Now proud of her doll, Molly goes to school and shows her classmates that "it takes all kinds of Pilgrims to make a Thanksgiving."
Told to make a Pilgrim doll for the Thanksgiving display at school, Molly is embarassed when her mother tries to help her out by creating a doll dressed as she herself was dressed before leaving Russia to seek religious freedom.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1998-09-01 | | Illustrator: | Daniel Mark Duffy | | Edition Description: | Revised |
| Size | | Length: | 32 pages | | Height: | 7.8 in | | Width: | 5.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.2 in | | Weight: | 1.6 oz |
Publisher's Note As Molly nears her first Thanksgiving in the New World, she doesn't find much to be thankful for. Molly's embarrassed when her mother helps with a Thanksgiving project by making a little doll that looks more like a Russian refugee than a New England Pilgrim. But that tiny modern-day Pilgrim just might help Molly to find a place for herself in America. B&W illustrations.
Sparkling new illustrations refresh this Thanksgiving classic based on the true experience of a member of Barbara Cohens family. The touching story tells how recent immigrant Molly leads her third-grade class to discover that it takes all kinds of pilgrims to make a Thanksgiving. Originally published in 1983, Molly's Pilgrim inspired the 1986 Academy Award winning live-action short film.
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