Latest Book:Albuquerque Turkey

What a cheerful, animal-pleasant twist on Thanksgiving! Lively rhyme—which children can sing to the tune of “My Darling Clementine”—captures the heartwarming friendship among a man and his pet turkey. As the holiday ways, and the man starts to store and cook, Albuquerque begins to get anxious. Will he finish up as dinner? Young visitors are in for a massive and content shock.

Lucinda McQueen—whose artwork has graced dozens of board and photograph books—has developed adorable pictures that properly complement B.G. Ford’s beguiling verse.