Thanksgiving Day at Our House: Thanksgiving Poems for the Very Young

Brief Description: A collection of poems about one family's activities on Thanksgiving Day, including pondering the history behind the holiday, welcoming visiting relatives, praying for others, enjoying the good food, and giving thanks at the end of the day. Table of Contents: Contents The Poems The Day Before The Mayflower The First Thanksgiving On Thanksgiving Day Rhyme Time Thanks The Way it is as Our House Granny's Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Parade Prayer for Others Thank You God for Bugs Thanksgiving Charades Graces The Quiet Moment Thank You Singing Game Goodnight PrayerPublisher Marketing: A house full of relatives can mean only one thing -- it must be Thanksgiving! Starting with a school pageant the day before Thanksgiving and ending with after-dinner snoozing, this book offers a peek at one family's holiday celebration. Whether for rhyming or singing or simply saying grace, these warm, cozy poems show that there are lots of ways to give thanks -- and so many things to be thankful for! Nancy White Carlstrom's short, snappy verses and R. W. Alley's cheerful illustrations come together in a lively holiday book that is sure to be a welcome part of your own family's festivities. Review Citations:

Booklist 09/01/1999 pg. 146 (EAN 9780689803604, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 09/27/1999 pg. 51 (EAN 9780689803604, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 10/01/1999 pg. 135 (EAN 9780689803604, Hardcover)

Beyond the Cover Author Interv 11/01/1999 pg. 18 (EAN 9780689803604, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1999 pg. 151 (EAN 9780689803604, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/2000 pg. 38 (EAN 9780689803604, Hardcover)

Ingram Advance 10/01/1999 pg. 96 (EAN 9780689803604, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 297 (EAN 9780689803604, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2000 pg. 151 (EAN 9780689803604, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 420 (EAN 9780689803604, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Carlstrom, Nancy White Nancy White Carlstrom is the author of more than fifty books for children, including nine other titles in the Jesse Bear series, "Who Said Boo?, " and "Wild Wild Sunflower Child Anna." Ms. Carlstrom lives in Fairbanks, Alaska, with her husband, David, and their two son, Jesse and Josh. And while the olive too far away for frequent visits with their family, they enjoy traveling to see their family as often as possible. Contributor Bio:  Alley, R W My parents saved everything, so I know that I began drawing sometime around age two. I haven't paused since. In fact, my drawings now and my drawings then bear a rather strong resemblance. I have gotten slightly better at hands, but horses remain a problem. For an only child, growing up in New York, Texas, South Carolina and finally for most of the time in Annapolis, Maryland, drawing was fine self-entertainment. Then, as now, I have always enjoyed most making pictures that illustrate a story rather than hang on a wall. Today I live in Barrington, Rhode Island with the lovely Zoe B. Alley, author, wife and mother of our two clever children, Cassandra and Max. I make my pictures in a studio that has a rolling ladder, more books than I can count and many tubes of half-used, rock-hard paint. For the last ten years one of my big projects has been to illustrate new and old stories of Paddington Bear. I have also made pictures for over one hundred other books since I started doing all this right out of college in 1979. I didn't go to art school, but received a BA in Art History from Haverford College and then spent four years as a staff artist at several greeting card companies. Since then, I have spent my working time in my slippers trying to avoid illustrating stories with horses.