Turkey Trouble

This is a really cute book for young kids that has wonderful pictures and a great sense of humor in the story about Thanksgiving. I had ordered it for next Thanksgiving for our grandchildren. I know they will have such fun with this story and the illustrations. Love it! Preschool kids will love to listen to the story. Kids from 5 years to 9 years will will certainly tune in and love the humor and illustrations.

A turkey trying to avoid being gobbled up on Thanksgiving - great concept! I read it to my youngest daughter and she enjoyed it and IMMEDIATELY wanted me to read it again. One of my younger sons read the book on his own and LOVED it as well! Now he wants more books like this one. Such a clever book, we really enjoyed it.

This is a cute book and my niece and nephew really enjoyed it. They asked me for a Thanksgiving book I ordered 2. This one was their favorite. The book was cute well drawn and easy for the kids to memorize and feel like they were reading along. The only reason I did not give it 5 stars is because it made one of the kids refuse to eat turkey and we had to make her a little pizza instead. My suggestion is to read the book after dinner not before.

OMG! For the few readers that rated this story poorly, lighten up! I’ve purchased this book twice; adults and toddlers are entertained. Take your political views out a children’s book review! This story is definitely fun and imaginative with no evidence of hate or animal abuse. A light hearted story with excellent art work and costume design. A very smart, kind turkey 🦃 who uses wit and concern for the other farm animals as he tries to save not only himself, but the other animals from being the Thanksgiving feast. There is definitely a theme of Thanksgiving at the end as the farmers are thankful to have pizza in place of their Turkey. The Turkey is thankful he saved his and the chicken’s life. I’m thankful to have been able to share this book with my granddaughters and another very special little boy. Thanks for creative authors who help us relax and laugh with the children we love. The End

Overall a humorous book with large, lively illustrations by Lee Harper. My daughter enjoyed picking the Turkey out in its many disguises. But I could see how she was first thrown off with the pizza delivery. As a parent, I liked how the author incorporated common exclamations with the animal in focus like "holy cow" when Turkey dressed up as a cow and so on; cute play with words. It also highlighted empathy and consideration for others when turkey realises that his actions may affect his friend rooster. I I have absolutely no literary credentials to speak of to judge a book's storyline but I would have wished the ending was something where turkey didn't get eaten anyway without something as ordinary as pizza delivery to capture the spirit of Thanksgiving that works out for bird and family.