Turkey Trouble (Turkey Trouble #1)

Good fun, but it may lead to a vegetarian table or two. (Picture book. 4-8)

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Turkey is in troubleit's close to Thanksgiving and Farmer Jake is looking for him. But he has a plan: What if he didn't look like a turkey? What if he looked like a horse? And wearing a saddle and with a horse brush tied to the back of his head, he looks just like a horse... almost. His subsequent farm animal disguises (as a cow, pig and sheep, among others) are equally ineffective, and Silvano goes with a goofy gag for Turkey's final, successful costume: a pizza delivery man. With an autumnal palette of bright watercolors, Harper creates an exaggerated and emotive barnyard cast. Ages 4-8. (Oct.)

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PreS-Gr 3   Thanksgiving approaches, Turkey fears that he will be the centerpiece of the holiday meal. Thus begins his quest for the perfect disguise so he won't be found when the time arrives. He ties a brush on the back of his head and wears a tiny saddle because surely no one would eat a horse for dinner. But the animals still recognize him. He tries to become a cow, a pig, a sheep, and a rooster. He does not look like any of them. When he hears Farmer Jake tell his wife that if they can't find the turkey, maybe they should eat the rooster for dinner, the protagonist comes up with the perfect ruse. This book is as silly as Denys Cazet's offerings about Minnie and Moo (HarperCollins) and just as funny. Harper's comical watercolor illustrations pair naturally with Silvano's clever, filled-with-wordplay text. A first choice for holiday collections. - Mary Hazelton, Elementary Schools in Warren & Waldoboro, ME

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