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Summary
The family busily prepares for Thanksgiving and has a grand feast with visiting relatives. Includes Thanksgiving poems.
Summary
A spirited collection of traditional rhymes woven into an original story.
Author Notes
Wendy Watson has written and illustrated twenty-one children's books, and has illustrated more than sixty children's books by other authors. ;She divides her time between Phoenix, Arizona, and Truro, Massachusetts. ;For more information visit www.wendy-watson.com ."
Reviews (10)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-- Another cozy addition to Watson's holiday series. Here, she takes a large, cheery family in the country through the Thanksgiving celebration from the scrubbing-up of the house and its inhabitants; through the arrival of the relatives; the cooking and devouring of the feast; the playing of games; and finally the departure of the sated, sleepy guests into the softly falling snow. The homey details are told in an easy-to-read narrative and pictured in Watson's usual crisp, lively ink-and-watercolor quasi-comic-strip illustrations in warm, muted tones. The rounded, robust, active figures of the children and adults of all ages express the happiness and comfort of a close, loving family. As an extra bonus, she includes unfamiliar nursery rhymes that are appropriate to the activities portrayed. The layout of text and illustrations of all sizes is especially varied and attractive. --Patricia Pearl, formerly at First Presbyterian School, Martinsville, VA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Balancing full-page pictures with a series of panels and combining an original story with traditional rhymes and songs, Watson has created a pleasantly cluttered book. At its center is an extended family preparing for--and then enjoying--a Thanksgiving celebration. Told through the collective voice of the children of the house, the narration of events is choppy but spontaneous: ``It's Thursday, Thanksgiving Day! We get up early. The turkey is already roasting. We take baths and put on our party clothes.'' Although Thanksgiving does not lend itself to the visual vibrancy of the colorful holidays featured in Watson's The Night Before Christmas or A Valentine for You , these illustrations successfully capture the high-spirited anticipation and the pervasive goodwill that surrounds this family-oriented day. Ages 3-6. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Horn Book Review
The villagers featured in Watson's 'A Valentine for You' (Clarion) are now preparing for Thanksgiving. Fall colors and fun verses accompany the narration of the gathering of the clan and the elaborate feast. A cheerful rendering of this friendly American holiday. From HORN BOOK 1991, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
A family prepares for and celebrates a traditional Thanksgiving, with relatives, old and young, coming from near and far. Meanwhile, nursery rhymes are tucked in a appropriate moments (``Drop a spoon, Company soon''), with the same simply delineated, comfortably plump characters used to illustrate both the rhymes and the present-day events. A welcome addition to Watson's attractive holiday books. (Picture book. 3-8)
Booklist Review
Ages 4-6. The framework of Watson's latest picture book is the simple story of a New England family preparing for Thanksgiving and celebrating the holiday with relatives from near and far. Set in smaller type than the basic story, traditional nursery rhymes (including many unfamiliar ones) appear, illustrated by the same line-and-watercolor paintings that depict events in the narrative. Young children may be vaguely perplexed by the juxtaposition of the two kinds of text, but most will listen happily for the simple pleasure of following this rosy, plump little family as they enact the fascinating business of working, playing, teasing, and eating their way through the season. Better for sharing one-on-one than for story times. ~--Carolyn Phelan
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-- Another cozy addition to Watson's holiday series. Here, she takes a large, cheery family in the country through the Thanksgiving celebration from the scrubbing-up of the house and its inhabitants; through the arrival of the relatives; the cooking and devouring of the feast; the playing of games; and finally the departure of the sated, sleepy guests into the softly falling snow. The homey details are told in an easy-to-read narrative and pictured in Watson's usual crisp, lively ink-and-watercolor quasi-comic-strip illustrations in warm, muted tones. The rounded, robust, active figures of the children and adults of all ages express the happiness and comfort of a close, loving family. As an extra bonus, she includes unfamiliar nursery rhymes that are appropriate to the activities portrayed. The layout of text and illustrations of all sizes is especially varied and attractive. --Patricia Pearl, formerly at First Presbyterian School, Martinsville, VA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Balancing full-page pictures with a series of panels and combining an original story with traditional rhymes and songs, Watson has created a pleasantly cluttered book. At its center is an extended family preparing for--and then enjoying--a Thanksgiving celebration. Told through the collective voice of the children of the house, the narration of events is choppy but spontaneous: ``It's Thursday, Thanksgiving Day! We get up early. The turkey is already roasting. We take baths and put on our party clothes.'' Although Thanksgiving does not lend itself to the visual vibrancy of the colorful holidays featured in Watson's The Night Before Christmas or A Valentine for You , these illustrations successfully capture the high-spirited anticipation and the pervasive goodwill that surrounds this family-oriented day. Ages 3-6. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Horn Book Review
The villagers featured in Watson's 'A Valentine for You' (Clarion) are now preparing for Thanksgiving. Fall colors and fun verses accompany the narration of the gathering of the clan and the elaborate feast. A cheerful rendering of this friendly American holiday. From HORN BOOK 1991, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
A family prepares for and celebrates a traditional Thanksgiving, with relatives, old and young, coming from near and far. Meanwhile, nursery rhymes are tucked in a appropriate moments (``Drop a spoon, Company soon''), with the same simply delineated, comfortably plump characters used to illustrate both the rhymes and the present-day events. A welcome addition to Watson's attractive holiday books. (Picture book. 3-8)
Booklist Review
Ages 4-6. The framework of Watson's latest picture book is the simple story of a New England family preparing for Thanksgiving and celebrating the holiday with relatives from near and far. Set in smaller type than the basic story, traditional nursery rhymes (including many unfamiliar ones) appear, illustrated by the same line-and-watercolor paintings that depict events in the narrative. Young children may be vaguely perplexed by the juxtaposition of the two kinds of text, but most will listen happily for the simple pleasure of following this rosy, plump little family as they enact the fascinating business of working, playing, teasing, and eating their way through the season. Better for sharing one-on-one than for story times. ~--Carolyn Phelan