It's Thanksgiving!
Worth buying if: You enjoy Jack Prelutsky’s energetic rhymes and comic rhythms.
Skip it if: You’re looking for a nonfiction history of Thanksgiving or Pilgrim accounts.
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Summary
It’s Thanksgiving! collects Jack Prelutsky’s whimsical, rhyme-rich poems about Thanksgiving traditions, messy kitchens, parades, and holiday mishaps across 45 illustrated pages that children and parents can read aloud together.
Why this book now
This Paw Prints edition revives Prelutsky’s classic holiday verse for families planning festive read-alouds and school Thanksgiving activities.
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Best for readers who...
Good fit if you want...
- You enjoy Jack Prelutsky’s energetic rhymes and comic rhythms.
- You need short, kid-friendly poems about Thanksgiving traditions and turkeys.
- When you prefer lyrical prose, the choices here have no easy moral answers.
- You’re looking for a nonfiction history of Thanksgiving or Pilgrim accounts.
- You want long-form chapter books or in-depth Thanksgiving recipes.
Decided it fits?
Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9781439582091
Worth buying if: You enjoy Jack Prelutsky’s energetic rhymes and comic rhythms.
Skip it if: You’re looking for a nonfiction history of Thanksgiving or Pilgrim accounts.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Quick Easy to move through
At 45 pages of illustrated poems, this is a quick, 15–30 minute read-aloud session suitable for one sitting or multiple short readings during holiday week.
What stands out here
This Paw Prints 2009 paperback highlights Prelutsky’s verse and the book’s humorous holiday scenarios rather than historical detail.
Best way to approach it
Read aloud with dramatic pacing and voices for the turkey, cook, and parade—ideal for sharing with preschoolers and early elementary listeners.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9781439582091
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