Gracias, the Thanksgiving Turkey
Illustrator
Joe Cepeda
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Publication Year
1996
ISBN
9780590469760
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Trouble ensues when Papa gets Miguel a turkey to fatten up for Thanksgiving and Miguel develops an attachment to it.
Grade Level
PK-1
Lexile Measure
470L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Single parent; Kinship care; Multiracial; single father; grandparents raising grandchild; aunt raising nephew; multiracial community
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Latinx (Puerto Rican)
Family Formation
multigenerational
Awards
American Booksellers Pick of the Lists, Fall, 1996
Children's Catalog, Eighteenth Edition, 2001
Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of the Social Studies, 1996
Keywords
turkey; Thanksgiving day; New York; apartment; pet; blessing; church; Christianity; thief
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Cowley, Joy, "Gracias, the Thanksgiving Turkey" (1996). Diverse Families. 697.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/697