Thanksgiving books range from the serious to the silly and often times the boring. We recently read two fantastically fun turkey books that will not disappoint any critters looking to get in the festive mood of the Thanksgiving holiday.
There is a turkey in the oven. A 13lb wonder that is veiled with a cheese cloth, soaked every 30 minutes with butter and clementine citrus juices. It’s my first turkey I’ve ever baked and so far so easy. Two-ish hours to go to really determine my fate as a successful turkey roaster.
I grew up in Virginia with a slew of uncles, cousins, and mother who chanted “Hail to the Redskins!” before I even knew my alphabet. I remember family gatherings, Thanksgiving specifically and my Nannie’s birthday parties where we would heap mounds of homemade southern food onto doubled-up paper plates at 11a.m. Gather round multiple dining…
I listen. I am calmed. There is a tightly curled brown dog sleeping deep sighs beside me while little bird songs float down the hallway from my daughter’s room. My daughter. I have a tall, beautiful daughter who emanates joy and enthusiasm for life. I listen. I am calmed. The songs continue.
“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.” -Fred Rogers of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Growing up is not easy. I remember adults saying, “Oh, don’t wish you were older than you are, childhood is…