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Thanksgiving at the Tappletons' by Eileen Spinelli

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Thanksgiving at the Tappletons'

Eileen Spinelli

HarperCollins · Paperback · September 15, 2015

Reading lane: Thanksgiving Stories

"There is more to Thanksgiving than a turkey and trimmings," this funny and sweet family classic reminds us.

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Why This Clicks

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

Book Details

Authors
Eileen Spinelli
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
September 15, 2015
Format
Paperback
Theme
Thanksgiving Stories · Thanksgiving
Reading lane
Thanksgiving Stories

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Publisher Categories

  • Family Stories

  • New Baby Stories

  • Stepfamily Stories

  • Halloween Stories

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  • Kwanzaa

  • Thanksgiving Stories

  • Birthday Stories

  • Holidays & Celebrations / Hanukkah

About This Book

"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! It's not until Grandmother Tappleton reminds everyone, "There is more to Thanksgivi...

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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! 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.

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