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Run, Turkey, Run! by Diane Mayr

Run, Turkey, Run!

Paperback – Picture Book, November 1, 2009

Diane Mayr

Bloomsbury USA · Paperback · November 1, 2009

The perfect picture book for the holiday, this hilarious twist on the traditional Thanksgiving feast features Turkey as he hops from hiding place to hiding place to avoid ending up as the main course.

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Who it’s for
A familiar Thanksgiving feast becomes a funny chase, with Turkey dodging the farmer.
Themes
Thanksgiving feast, Avoiding capture
Pacing
Fast

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About this book

The perfect picture book for the holiday, this hilarious twist on the traditional Thanksgiving feast features Turkey as he hops from hiding place to hiding place to avoid ending up as the main course. With Thanksgiving only one day away, can Turkey find a place to hide from the farmer who's looking for a plump bird for his family feast? Maybe he can hide with the pigs . . . or the ducks . . . or the horses . . . Uh-oh! Here comes the farmer! Run, Turkey, run!

Turkey's Close Calls

A familiar Thanksgiving feast becomes a funny chase, with Turkey dodging the farmer.

Come here for

  • A comic spin on Thanksgiving dinner
  • Farmyard hide-and-seek with a turkey

Expect

  • A lively picture-book chase
  • Holiday humor built around one determined escape

Where it sits

Thanksgiving Stories92%
Funny Stories53%
Bird Stories47%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Kids' Fiction
  • Farm Animal Stories
  • Thanksgiving Stories
Authors
Diane Mayr
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA
Published
November 1, 2009
Format
Paperback
Theme
Thanksgiving feast · Avoiding capture
Reading lane
Kids' Fiction