Albert's Thanksgiving

Not even the Pilgrims were as busy or as put-upon as Albert, the endearing maintenance man-er, duck-of the Pleasant Valley school district. When P.T.A. President Patsy Pig presses Albert into service with Thanksgiving preparations (her syrupy, pleading notes-complete with smiley-face signature-are reproduced on several spreads), guess who winds up doing all the work? Albert works his feathers to the bone, toiling far into the night, assembling turkey decorations, whipping up his ``scrumptious pumpkin pizza pies''-the sight of Albert twirling pizza dough aloft while balanced on one web is easily worth the price of admission. Ages 5-8. (Oct.)