Over the River and Through the Wood: The New England Boy's Song about Thanksgiving Day

by Lydia Maria Francis Child

Book Overview

Matt Tavares's lavish illustrations illuminate this definitive edition of a beloved seasonal classic. The horse is ready, the air is bracing, and everyone is bundled into the sleigh. So let the wind blow and the snow start to fall This family is off to Grandfather's house for a delicious feast. Matt Tavares, with his keen eye for detail, fresh and surprising perspectives, and all the warmth and coziness of a big holiday dinner, illuminates the original...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763627909
• ISBN13: 9780763627904
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 28 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.1" x 11.5"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Nice for Christmas time too!

This timeless holiday poem is charmingly illustrated by Christopher Manson (Publisher: North South Books, 1993). His beautiful hand-painted woodcuts are a fresh take on a vintage theme. I hadn't thought of this song as being specifically for Thanksgiving when we sang snippets of it on the road growing up! The snowy scenes are lovely for Christmas time as well. The grandkids love it!

PERFECT!

Christopher Manson's illustrations are perfect for this Holiday favorite! A great board book to give and share with little ones on Thanksgiving Day!

Hilarious pictures, all the lyrics to sing along

I just bought this book for my 2nd grade music classes because I've been using a copy from the library for the last 3 years, and my students all LOVE this book. The pictures have a story unto themselves: a family is driving by the Macy's parade as they leave town for their grandparents' house, the baby crawls out the window during a traffic jam, gets tossed about through the parade, rides some balloons, and ends up safely delivered to Grandmother's house just in time for the family to arrive and eat a traditional dinner together... except the baby steals the pumpkin pie. Kids just shriek with laughter when they aren't busy singing, and (most important to their music teacher) they remember the song later because they had such fun learning it. They beg to read this book again and again, but I only do it at Thanksgiving, so it's a big treat. ;-) Many thanks to the illustrator.

Nice pictures, fun to have a book you can sing

My three-year old lovrd this. Nice pictures of an old-fashioned Thanksgiving, but he particularly liked the idea of a ook you could sing along to.

I love David Catrow's illustrations.

David Catrow is one of my favorite illustrators, and he definately puts a new spin on a classic Thanksgiving Day rhyme in this book. . .I especially love the cat!