An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving by Louisa May Alcott

Thanks CK for the suggestion!

A heartwarming story set in rural New Hampshire in the 1800s. As the Thanksgiving Day festivities are beginning, the Bassetts must leave on an emergency. The two eldest children are in charge of the household--they prepare a holiday meal like they've never had before! Full color throughout. Follows the activities of seven children in nineteenth-century New England as they prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday while Mother is away caring for Grandmother.

A Plump And Perky Turkey Paperback – by Teresa Bateman

Turkeys around Squawk Valley just don't jump into pots anymore—they are way too smart for that. So the townspeople hatch a clever plan. They host a turkey-themed arts and crafts fair and lure a vain bird into town by advertising for an artist's model. Peter the Turkey, proud of his well-stuffed form, takes the bait but doesn't fall for the trap.

Even a video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnqW9n2Z2rI

Book Lists

I always have difficulty picking a book to highlight.  There are so many book losts out there.  Check these out . . . how many have your children (or you!) read?
http://www.debtfreespending.com/best-children-books/

http://www.artsycraftsymom.com/150-childrens-books-recommended-by-moms/

http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/entertainment/classic-childrens-books?crlt_pid=camp.Go6dr4O4eHed

Apples!!!!

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From Booklist

 

Using her familiar appealing, color-washed drawings and minimal text, Gibbons spotlights a favorite fruit. Plenty of information appears in both words and images, including identification of the basic parts of the apple; some historical scenes of the apple in America (including both Johnny Appleseed and a picture of smiling Native American and Pilgrim families sharing a large bowl of shiny reds); and the apple's progress through the seasons, from blossom to fruit to harvest to Halloween bobbing and caramel coating. The final pages include pictures of different apple varieties; instructions on how to plant and care for an apple tree, bake a pie, make cider; and a back page of random fun facts. Although the book lacks organization and cohesion, there is still plenty here for young botanists who may be encountering clearly explained words such as dormant and pollination for the first time. Teachers putting together elementary science units about growth cycles and food production may also find this useful. Gillian Engberg

Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Visit her website @ www.gailgibbons.com

 

 

 

Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell

 

 "The combination of words and pictures is just right." -- "Horn Book" -

Apples by Jacquline Farmer
Today, the average American consumes about sixty-five fresh apples each year. Where do so many apples come from? How do they grow? Jacqueline Farmer takes young readers on a field trip to the apple orchard to find out how apple growers turn seeds and seedlings into the many different varieties of America's favorite fruit. Recipes, trivia, and fun facts included.

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

I heard this author speak about this book a few years ago and recently sat in a classroom observing children talk and write about it.  Worth a read and conversation with your child!

http://www.terabithia.com/about.html

An interview http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/paterson 

Sports Illustrated Kids Football Playbook: Games, Activities, Puzzles, and Fun!

While on a ride to your favorite football game, this might keep everyone busy!

Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert

A nice interview . . .  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkdjSSmskcw 

I love any book by Lois Ehlert, check this one out -

Fall has come, the wind is gusting, and Leaf Man is on the move. Is he drifting east, over the marsh and ducks and geese? Or is he heading west, above the orchards, prairie meadows, and spotted cows? No one's quite sure, but this much is certain: A Leaf Man's got to go where the wind blows.

With illustrations made from actual fall leaves and die-cut pages on every spread that reveal gorgeous landscape vistas, here is a playful, whimsical, and evocative book that celebrates the natural world and the rich imaginative life of children.

Includes an author's note and leaf-identifying labels.

Here is another one -