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An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving

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This wholesome little book warms you from the inside with it's tale of the Bassett childrens' attempt to prepare Thanksgiving dinner while their mother and father are away. The hard work of the Bassett girls, some surprises, and only a few slight failures result in a memorable holiday for the Bassett family. Although rather short, this book is appropriate for people of all ages. An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving is a sweet story that will brighten a cold day for anyone from age five to age one-hundred.

The author of "Little Women" gives us a heartwarming, homey tale of the Basset family, who were "poor in money, but rich in love." It's Thanksgiving Day, and the kitchen is full of the bustle of food preparations. Unexpectedly, a neighbor comes by to tell Mrs. Basset that her mother is ill, so Mr. Basset drives her away in the sleigh. Though the parents don't expect the children to prepare the Thanksgiving feast on their own, Tilly, the oldest, determines to give it a try. Things don't go smoothly in the kitchen, and many dishes are smelling a little odd as they cook, when two sleighs arrive, chock full of relatives! Grandma, it turns out, is fine, and she and aunts and uncles have come to feast at the Bassets. Though Tilly is embarrassed at the parts of the meal that didn't turn out too well, most is edible and much appreciated, and the home is filled with nourishing love and gratitude.

If holidays make you blue and Thanksgiving even more so, then read this delightfully innocent tale and feel a sense of gratitude again. It will bring out your inner child and let you feel vicariously all the love and nurturing within this charming tale.

This is a cute story book for young children, and the illustrations are GREAT, but please note that this is an adaptation of the original story. I ordered it without checking first, and was disappointed to find that out! I was looking for the original story. Still, I think my kids will enjoy it.

I grew up loving Louisa May Alcott's books! A family member purchased the "An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving" movie for me last month. Although a few parts of the movie were a little strange (the Lord Byron statue!)I enjoyed it. I had never heard of the book, so I got right on Amazon to order it. Frankly, I am surprised that the movie was allowed to say that it was based on the book. While the movie is about a poor widow with three children who can't have a Thanksgiving meal, a rich grandmother who comes to visit after a letter, and a romance, the book is entirely different. It is a rather dull tale of how a large household of children have to partially prepare the dinner since their mother is called away when told the grandmother is ill. This is one book I should have left out of my collection.

I purposely purchased this version of An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving because of the beautiful illustrations. The story told is sweet and will be a treasured book to read to my children year after year.

What a delightful story. We loved reading about this family of children who put on Thanksgiving dinner by themselves. Although they made a couple of mistakes, the dinner turned out to be a success. Such a warm and good-natured story with wholesome family values.