An Outlaw Thanksgiving

by Emily Arnold McCully

Book Overview

Based on a real event in Utah in the 1890s, this story by a Caldecott medalist follows Clara and her mother as they attend a special Thanksgiving feast after their train becomes snowbound. Clara has a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439076641
• ISBN13: 9780439076647
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 37 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

One of my favorites! The one-star reviewer entirely overlooks the charm of this story.

This is a wonderful, fun story that teaches, among other things, that no one is "all good" or "all bad." Beautiful artwork and a charming historical fiction tale showing aspects of life on the frontier.

Don't Be Afraid of This Book!

This book tells of a moment in time in the lives of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid when they were just trying to create a good time for their friends at the holidays. The wild west and outlaws are unique to the North American past and we should embrace the stories just as we do of all history. Right or wrong, these people exhisted, and had interesting lives. They are not celebrated in this book - it is just a story that is fun and interesting. Don't be afraid to read this to your children - my children owned this book and haven't yet grown up to be outlaws.

An Outlaw Thanksgiving

Fun and educational reading for the whole family. After reading the book my family would like to learn more about the famous outlaws and the old west.