About this item
Dear Turkeys, We're planning a big lunch on Thursday. Please come early. It wouldn't be any fun without you. Love, Mr. and Mrs. Chris P. Byrd Of course the hungry birds accept politely! Ten turkeys stuffed with personality set off for the gathering. With each step closer, questions arise -- are they to be guests at the table -- or on it? Through a repetitive counting chorus, they drop out one by one as they each get a hunch about lunch. Didn't they just see a carved pumpkin last month? Could this month be Thanksgiving? As half of the birds disappear, the remaining number wonder if lunch might be a trap. Will there be foul play? Will any of the turkeys make it to lunch? Silly puns, comic illustrations, and singsong rhymes combine in this counting story with a happy ending.
About the Author
Tilda Balsley loves picture books. "I think a well-written and well-illustrated picture book offers as much to the adult reader as it does to the child. And the value is more than the aesthetic pleasure and the emotional power of text and illustration. Reading a picture book with a child is a relationship building experience. Then, of course, there's the literacy bonus for the child...""So I have high expectations for the books that I write--not the least of these is to make my readers laugh. I've found that a sprinkling of humor improves just about everything in life."
