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When calamity stalks every step of the preparations for the Tappletons' Thanksgiving dinner, they realize that there is more to Thanksgiving than turkey and trimmings.

An illustrated version of the well-known text describing the joys of a Thanksgiving visit to grandmother's house. "It's Thanksgiving Day, so hop in the sleigh and hold on tight as you journey through shimmering snow and a quiet but lively forest. Though the wind does blow, festive fun awaits at the end of the ride--along with plenty of pumpkin pie!"--Page [4] of cover.

Mrs. Madoff's preschool class learns about Thanksgiving and puts on a play about the origins of the holiday.

There seems to be no place for the smallest child in a family'sbusy preparations for Thanksgiving, until Grandpa steps in and they perform a vital task everyone else has forgotten.

An introduction to the history and customs of Thanksgiving.

Strikingly different since childhood and leading dissimilar lives now, sisters Frances and Cynthia have managed to remain "devoted"-as long as they stay on opposite coasts. When Frances arranges to host Thanksgiving at her idyllic New England farmhouse, she envisions a happy family reunion, one that will include the sisters' long-estranged father. Cynthia, however, doesn't understand how Frances can ignore the past their father's presence revives,...

While on a Thanksgiving Day errand for her mother, a girl says thank you to all the things around her.

Introduces in simple text some of the family activities associated with the celebration of Thanksgiving.

A family gathers to celebrate Thanksgiving at Grandma's house.