Thanksgiving at the Tappletons'
HarperCollins · Paperback · September 15, 2015
"There is more to Thanksgiving than a turkey and trimmings," this funny and sweet family classic reminds us.
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- Who it’s for
- A warm, funny Thanksgiving tale where mishaps make room for a less ordinary feast.
- Themes
- Thanksgiving traditions, Family togetherness, Improvisation
- Pacing
- Fast
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"There is more to Thanksgiving than a turkey and trimmings," this funny and sweet family classic reminds us. Thanksgiving is always a big day at the Tappletons'. But this Thanksgiving each task is interrupted by calamity and hilarity: first the turkey slips away . . . then the bakery is sold out . . . and so on, until Uncle Fritz and Grandfather Tappleton despair of ever eating dinner at all!
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It's not until Grandmother Tappleton reminds everyone, "There is more to Thanksgiving than a turkey and trimmings," that the Tappletons begin to improvise . . . and end up enjoying a most unusual holiday "feast." Delicious art adds to the merriment of this warm, contemporary tale whose mirth and message readers of all ages will savor.
Holiday Improvisation
A warm, funny Thanksgiving tale where mishaps make room for a less ordinary feast.
Come here for
- Holiday humor with a sweet, resourceful turn
- A family-centered Thanksgiving read
Expect
- A chain of calamities, then an improvised feast
- Mirth paired with a reminder that the meal isn't everything
Where it sits
| Thanksgiving Stories | 99% |
|---|---|
| Funny Stories | 56% |
| Multigenerational Families | 46% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Family Stories
- New Baby Stories
- Stepfamily Stories
- Halloween Stories
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- Kwanzaa
- Thanksgiving Stories
- Birthday Stories
- Hanukkah Stories
- Authors
- Eileen Spinelli
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- September 15, 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Thanksgiving traditions · Family togetherness · Improvisation
- Reading lane
- Family Stories