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Canada Children's Children's Books Explore the World Fantasy Science Fiction & FantasyOur family of seven HIGHLY recommends this truly wonderful book. If you've ever burned dinner, or any part of a meal, you will smile (or maybe cry) as you read. Ann burns the turkey dinner and is glum. Ed recommends they try the new restaurant. The family operating the restaurant thought they were closed when the elderly couple enters. Everyone gets more than they expect. The final outcome? All things work together for good!...
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Ann and Ed, an elderly couple, are alone on Thanksgiving, and Ann burns the dinner. Depressed, Ann goes off to iron, but Ed encourages her to go with him to a cafe. They walk in to find a large table festively decorated for Thanksgiving. From the kitchen, members of the immigrant family who own the cafe are peering out, wondering who left the front door open when the restaurant was closed, and what to do about these strangers...
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I purchased this book to read to my 2 neices ages 5 and 3. The 5 year old was able to read some of the words to and with me. They both enjoyed the story and ask their mother to read it to them on a regular basis. The story is a wonderful tale of sharing of company and culture with an older couple who would other wise had spent Thanksgiving alone without a proper dinner.
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What an enjoyable book! Very different storyline than most Thanksgiving Day books, but the spirit of the holiday is wonderfully, accurately captured and very well conveyed. The writing style also is a bit unusual but fits the story. Our 5-year old really enjoyed the book (as did we!) and right away noticed the Ukrainian heritage (dancing) and names. TERRIFIC BOOK!
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Deftly written and colorfully illustrated by Debby Atwell, The Thanksgiving Door is the entertaining story of a family preparing their Thanksgiving celebration in the restaurant they own and run. When suddenly two strangers walk through the door unwittingly left open, the children try to scare away the undesired customers. But Grandmother in her wisdom invites them as guests and the children learn some sage lessons about what...
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