I have a son who is going to be 5 very soon. For the last month he has had me reading christmas books. I was wondering if anyone knew of any halloween or thanksgiving stories that i could get from the library.

The Runaway Pumpkin by Kevin Lewis. It's good for both Halloween and Thanksgiving. It's funny with a great rhythm for reading out loud.

My 5 year old daughter enjoys the Halloween books about Clifford, Bear in the Big Blue House - Bear's Trick-or-Treat, The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat and Dora's The Halloween Cat. Also, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is a great book as well as TV show. Your son might be a little old for Mouse's First Halloween but it is a fun story.
Not too many Thanksgiving books come to mind but The Littlest Pilgrim is cute. The Charlie Brown Thanksgiving story is good too.
I'll add to the list if I can think of any more...

Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving by Eric Metaxas and Samuel Eaton's Day by Kate Waters are good Thanksgiving books.

I do recommend An Orange for Frankie by Patricia Polacco for Christmas. It my be a little much for your son-read it first. Its a tear jerker, but a beautfiul story.

I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie is a funny Thanksgiving book. The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything is a funny Halloween book. If he's a fan of Goodnight Moon, he might enjoy Goodnight Goon, not actually a Halloween book, but spooky fun, nonetheless.

I love the idea of I Beg Your Pardon: The Tale of a Jerky Turkey by Justin Shady

The story of a barn yard bully who gets chosen to be the White House turkey. He gets pardoned by the President, but having come beak-to-beak with his own mortality, returns to the farm a changed turkey.

I believe it's released on the 15th of November, so it may be one to watch for.

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The Turkey Trio books by Steve Metzger are fun books. (Amazing Turkey Rescue, Great Turkey Race, Silly Turkey Party)
Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes has wonderful pictures
Two books that are new this year that we liked are 10 Fat Turkeys by Tony Johnston and One Is A Feast For Mouse by Judy Cox