Over the River: A Turkey's Tale

by Derek Anderson

Book Overview

Over the river Mama, Papa, and Baby Turkey embark for their vegetarian Thanksgiving feast. But when a hungry boy and his dog start sniffing around, the turkeys have got to think fast beforetheybecome... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439900611
• ISBN13: 9780439900614
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Over the River: A Turkey's Tale

Very cute: The traditional song, but the pictures show the turkeys point of view. My daughter teaches elementary music and her students love it!

Funny remake.

This is a cute remake of the Over the River and through the woods story. I don't know that my kids get the humor as they are not familiar with the original but the drawings make me laugh every time.

How Delightful to Have Derek Anderson illustrate a Thanksgiving Book!

Derek Anderson is one of my favorite book illustrators, and how wonderful it is to see him illustrate this well-loved verse in a Thanksgiving book. I was lucky enough to see the illustrations months ago when Anderson did a signing at the Red Balloon in St. Paul, the Twin Cities leading children's bookstore. Anderson's whimsy brings the perfect touch to this tale. I also love a book about a Gorilla that he both wrote and illustrated, "Gladys Goes to Lunch" -- that's the one I was introduced to at the Red Balloon, where I bought multiple copies for kids on my gift list. A rare talent.