Thanksgiving Is Here!

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Summary: So much to see!
Review: A great book to read with children who are anticipating the Thanksgiving holiday! I will use it with children before and after that big food/family day. All the fixings are here! The family arriving, the action, the food, the children's antics, the cleaning up in the kitchen and everyone's departure. So many details for children to spot as they look at the wonderful illustrations of this action packed day.
Feel the anticipation of this great family holiday and that good feeling once the day of friends and family have come and gone.
A great way to discuss how you celebrate this day with your children, friends and family.

Rating:
Summary: So much to see!
Review: A great book to read with children who are anticipating the Thanksgiving holiday! I will use it with children before and after that big food/family day. All the fixings are here! The family arriving, the action, the food, the children's antics, the cleaning up in the kitchen and everyone's departure. So many details for children to spot as they look at the wonderful illustrations of this action packed day.
Feel the anticipation of this great family holiday and that good feeling once the day of friends and family have come and gone.
A great way to discuss how you celebrate this day with your children, friends and family.

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Summary: My kids will love this
Review: Although I am waiting until thanksgiving to give the kids this book, I had a ball reading it myself. I was reminded of the times I had as a kid at thanksgiving. I can't wait to show my own children the pictures and point to the people I remember at holidays at my grandmother's house. What a great gift for the kids or grandkids.

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Summary: Is Thanksgiving this much fun at your house each year?
Review: Diane Goode went to a lot of large family gatherings when she was growing up, which is why when she asked herself "What happens at Thanksgiving?" the answer was "Why, everything!" This idea is important because you want to pay attention to the details in these pen-and-ink drawings with a watercolor wash that tell the story of what happens when twenty-eight friends and relatives arrive on Thanksgiving Day. It begins with Grandma and Grandpa rising early on Thanksgiving morning to get the turkey in the oven before the guests arrive to help, talk, and eat (not necessarily in that order). The story is told by young Maggie, who arrives with her family first, when it is time to peel the potatoes and roll out the dough. But then more people arrive, from Maggie's glamorous aunt and the uncle with a hairpiece that cannot stay in one place to the acrobatic cousin and the friendly dog that follow Maggie around. Intended for young readers age 3-8, being able to read the simple text of "Thanksgiving Is Here!" is only part of the fun. The main part comes from looking at the pictures and discovering what is in the surprise package, who might be interested in becoming more than friends, and several other things that can be learned only by carefully studying each and every illustration. "Thanksgiving Is Here!" is either a perfect reward for young readers who have helped prepare the food or set the table, or as a fun way of keeping them occupied while the adults have all the Turkey Day fun.

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Summary: Is Thanksgiving this much fun at your house each year?
Review: Diane Goode went to a lot of large family gatherings when she was growing up, which is why when she asked herself "What happens at Thanksgiving?" the answer was "Why, everything!" This idea is important because you want to pay attention to the details in these pen-and-ink drawings with a watercolor wash that tell the story of what happens when twenty-eight friends and relatives arrive on Thanksgiving Day. It begins with Grandma and Grandpa rising early on Thanksgiving morning to get the turkey in the oven before the guests arrive to help, talk, and eat (not necessarily in that order). The story is told by young Maggie, who arrives with her family first, when it is time to peel the potatoes and roll out the dough. But then more people arrive, from Maggie's glamorous aunt and the uncle with a hairpiece that cannot stay in one place to the acrobatic cousin and the friendly dog that follow Maggie around. Intended for young readers age 3-8, being able to read the simple text of "Thanksgiving Is Here!" is only part of the fun. The main part comes from looking at the pictures and discovering what is in the surprise package, who might be interested in becoming more than friends, and several other things that can be learned only by carefully studying each and every illustration. "Thanksgiving Is Here!" is either a perfect reward for young readers who have helped prepare the food or set the table, or as a fun way of keeping them occupied while the adults have all the Turkey Day fun.

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Summary: Thanksgiving is here
Review: I bought Thanksgiving is here for my grandchildren.It is a wonderfull reminder of when all family came together at holiday time no matter what hohiday it was. the book was done with all the fealing of the holiday with all the food and trapings of the day.It is great that children of today see how important family and family time is.They become such wonderfull times to remember as we grow older.

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Summary: Art is great fun
Review: My five year old and 2.5 year old love this book. They enjoy watching the events unfold in the illustrations. It also inspires them to talk about our Thanksgiving. Our most cherished holiday. Like all of Goode's books, the illustrations show different types of people that the typical fare. It fits wonderfully with our collection of her work.

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Summary: Joyful celebration!
Review: The busy, whimsical illustrations tell much of the story in this book that kids will enjoy poring over. Grandma and Grandpa are up early to wrestle the turkey into the oven. Aunts, uncles and cousins start arriving, with assorted babies, pets, paraphernalia and packages.

The simple acts of peeling potatoes, setting the table, hunting for extra chairs, yakking, horseplay -- and several visual subplots --are joyfully depicted in this celebration of family gatherings.

Rating:
Summary: Joyful celebration!
Review: The busy, whimsical illustrations tell much of the story in this book that kids will enjoy poring over. Grandma and Grandpa are up early to wrestle the turkey into the oven. Aunts, uncles and cousins start arriving, with assorted babies, pets, paraphernalia and packages.

The simple acts of peeling potatoes, setting the table, hunting for extra chairs, yakking, horseplay -- and several visual subplots --are joyfully depicted in this celebration of family gatherings.