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Oh brother. I agree with others that the picture of the boot on the turkey's head was disturbing, but more than that, I hated the whole moral of the story. Do not read this book to your child if you're eating turkey for Thanksgiving. I am so disappointed that I bought it. that it's bad to eat turkey. I won't be reading it to my son.
This book is a wonderful book for any age. The pictures are well drawn and the story is funny. I love the line "Turkey runs faster." I would recommend this book to anyone.
Moose attempts to placate his wife by bringing a turkey to their feast. (Sorta like, "Oh. As a vegan mom, I was hoping this book would be a good animal-friendly addition to our Thanksgiving library. The turkey trips and in one particularly disturbing page, Mr. Didn't you realize that. The author builds in suspense as Moose's friends join in the search. Turkey takes it all rather well when it is revealed in a big "Surprise." ending that the meal is vegan and that he's a guest along with the animals who spent the morning hunting him down and kidnapping him.Strange mixed message, particularly with the boot to the head illustration and text, that seems less like friendship and more like practical joke gone wrong.
Did you think we meant to murder you. While the story's premise, of inviting a turkey as a guest to a feast, is a sweet one, the execution was poorly thought out and anything but animal-friendly.Mr. Haha. They find a turkey, hidden away in his nest, and proceed to chase him. Moose pins the fallen, terrified turkey's head to the ground with his boot and then proceeds to carry him frightened and unwilling back to the Moose residence. That boot thing was just for dramatic effect. How hilarious.")For a truly heartwarming Thanksgiving tale, I suggest Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving (Bookshelf), where a group of school children befriend and save turkeys from slaughter or the earth reverent Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message (Reading Rainbow Book).
I read this book years ago and now finally bought it. Moose promised his wife a turkey for Thanksgiving ("Like everyone else"---so sad it's the norm). It's great book to teach compassion for animals and to encourage both out-of-the-box thinking and a meat free diet. I think it is very sweet. Adopt a turkey and save a life. Obviously the point is to make the reader think that Mr. Now I can read it to my Preschool class this year. Happily the turkey discovers he's a guest for a vegan dinner rather than the maincourse.
Moose and his friends are getting a turkey to eat for Thanksgiving dinner. In actuality they insist the turkey come with them because Mr. Save a turkey this year, eat veggies instead. You don't need all those added hormones in your body anyway.
The Turkey is than dragged back to Moose's house, where.SURPRISE., it turnes out he is a guest, not dinner. A turkey is chased out of his home and hunted down through the woods. A really, really bad story. Is that supposed to be heartwarming.My four year old daughter who loves books, had a strange look on her face when I read this book to her (once), and then asked to please not read it to her again. Here is a sample: "Turkey's legs bent in the middle as he fell. Mr.Moose put a booted hoof on his head and smiled."I hope you don't have other plans for Thanksgiving, Turkey.My wife won't mind that you're too fat". I won't. It went straight to the recycling bin.
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