An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving

Follows the activities of seven children in nineteenth-century New England as they prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday while Mother is away caring for Grandmother.

Celebrate food and family with this heartwarming Thanksgiving picture book. We will share the risen bread. / Our made-with-love Thanksgiving spread. / Grateful to be warm and fed. / We will share the bread. In this spirited ode to the holiday, set at the turn of the twentieth century, a large family works together to make their special meal. Mama prepares the turkey, Daddy tends the fire, Sister kneads, and Brother bastes. Everyone—from Grandma and Grandpa to the littlest baby—has a special job to do. Told in spare, rhythmic verse and lively illustrations, Sharing the Bread is a perfect read-aloud to celebrate the Thanksgiving tradition. "A warm and wonderful holiday treasure." —Publishers Weekly, Starred "A paean to the pleasures of Thanksgiving, with rhymes so musical readers may just burst into song." —The Wall Street Journal "A delightful holiday book that shows the heartwarming tradition of food and family." —Booklist

Whether your Thanksgiving is more sweatpants on the couch or turkey with all the trimmings, everyone loves a good tradition. From competitive yearly football matches (hello, Monica and Ross) to family arguments (again, hello, Monica and Ross) to repeating movies - or books. Louisa May Alcott’s "An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving" is like a warming cup of cocoa for the soul. In this holiday treat we follow a family preparing for their own Thanksgiving. There is of course, drama, spirited arguments and narrowly missed arguments, but at the end of it all a spectacular turkey with all the trimmings is ready and waiting. A heartwarming treat to get you into the holiday spirit. Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) discovered writing at an early age, where she often thought up stories about villains, ghosts, or damsels in distress. Driven by economic misfortunes, she worked several jobs but later chose writing as her sole purpose. She was a devout feminist and did not marry throughout her life. Her most famous works include the novel "Little Women", its sequel "Little Men", as well as "Good Wives" and "An Old-Fashioned Girl". Her masterpiece "Little Women" was made into a highly successful 2019 movie starring Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet.

THIS 38 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Bronson Alcott's Fruitlands With Transcendental Wild Oats, by Louisa May Alcott. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766180042.

As soon as Maggie's grandma and grandpa get the turkey in the oven, bright and early on Thanksgiving morning, the guests arrive and the commotion begins: glamorous aunts, crying babies, acrobatic cousins, strange dogs, mysterious gifts, romance, friendships, "yackety-yak"ing and, of course, lots of wonderful food and fun. You'll find a new story every time you read this joyous celebration of Thanksgiving!

A family holds its first Thanksgiving without a beloved grandmother, yet by remembering her traditions, they are able to celebrate once again. Full color.

"An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving" is number six in the 'Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag series' and includes the following stories by famous authoress Louisa May Alcott: ' An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving', 'How It All Happened', 'The Dolls' Journey From Minnesota To Maine', 'Morning – Glories', 'Shadow-Children', 'Poppy's Pranks', 'What The Swallows Did', 'Little Gulliver' and many more.