Thanksgiving in the White House

Gary Hines. Henry Holt & Company, $15.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-8050-6530-5

The team behind Christmas in the White House, which was set during Teddy Roosevelt's term, takes readers back to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for the very first official Thanksgiving celebration, as proclaimed by Abraham Lincoln, in Thanksgiving in the White House by Gary Hines, illus. by Alexandra Wallner. Readers view events through the eyes of the president's beloved son Tad, a mischief-maker with good intentions.

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