The Night Before Thanksgiving the Night Before Thanksgiving

Natasha Wing. Grosset & Dunlap, $3.99 (24pp) ISBN 978-0-448-42529-0

Natasha Wing takes a flight of fancy in The Night Before Thanksgiving, illus. by Tammie Lyon. Based on Moore's poem, the tale begins: "" 'Twas the night before Thanksgiving,/ and all through the nation/ families got ready/ for the big celebration."" (Aug.)

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