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Featured Books

The Peterkin's Thanksgiving
by Elizabeth Spur
Antheum, 2005
ISBN 0689841426
Ages 7 to 9
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Celebrate a Victorian Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Peterkin and a cast of silly characters who get into some unusual holiday scrapes! This year, the beautiful turkey is stuck in the dumbwaiter! This uproarious holiday tale reminds readers of all ages to count their blessings...and keep track of their turkeys!

Hasty Pudding, Johnny Cakes, and Other Good Stuff, Colonial Cooking in America
by Ichord, Loretta Frances and Jan Davey Ellis (Illustrator)
The Millboook Press, 1998
ISBN 0761312978
Ages 9 to 12
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From chapters on "Fireplace Cooking" to "Mannerly Eating," children learn about what they would eat if they lived in America between 1607 and 1783, and how it was prepared. Fourteen recipes for tasty dishes, such as Johnny Cakes, Maple Wheaten Bread and Hasty Pudding, are adapted to modern ingredients and cooking appliances. Read this book as part of your Thanksgiving Day celebration. Adults will enjoy it as much as the children!

An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving
by Louisa May Alcott and Michael McCurdy (Illustrator)
Holiday House, 1989
ISBN 0823407721
Ages 6 to 10
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In this classic holiday tale, visit the Bassett family’s cozy kitchen filled with hustle and bustle when Tilly, Prue and their brothers and sisters have been left in charge of the entire dinner.

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