In this picture storybook, the Scholastic Readability Level is 1st grade. This story gives an overglorified view of the Thanksgiving holiday, in my opinion. It shows a happy family coming together to eat an abundance of food in a happy, safe environment, which is not the case for everyone. It may be hard for students to hear about this glorious family celebration when their own Thanksgivings may go without an abundant meal or a happy family to share it with. Not everyone is as fortunate, so to generalize the experience as a typical Thanksgiving may cause individuals to feel sad. There isn't much of a teaching purpose found within the book either, so I doubt I would use it for teaching purposes. ( )

This story would be a cute story to read during Thanksgiving time!

This is such a cute book! I love the illustrations. ( )

Wonderful book about the happenings of one household hosting a chaotic and family-filled Thanksgiving. I really like the pictures and message of the importance of family traditions.

This is a really wonderful evocation of Thanksgiving; the book celebrates the very ordinariness of the traditional events of the day - cooking, eating, watching tv, sitting around with family- while at the same time revealing their specialness. The charm of the book lies in the extraordinarily detailed illustrations; a big part of the enjoyment of the book comes from spending time pouring over each page. ( )