The Turkey Ball [Board book]

D.J. Steinberg (Author), Liz Conrad (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Spend the evening with some stylish turkeys at the Turkey Ball!  This rollicking, rhyming board book chronicles an enchanted evening with a group of funny turkeys as they get ready for the social event of the season.  Lyrical text and five colors of shiny foil on the cover add to the festivities.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

D.J. Steinberg began writing children’s books in the midst of a flourishing career as an animation producer. His inspiration? The start of yet another career: fatherhood. Now with three sons to inspire him, he has five books currently being published by Grosset & Dunlap (Penguin Group).

In his debut, Grasshopper Pie and Other Poemsmeet upside-down Billy Ray Brown, the Tickle Monster, and a boy who sets grasshoppers loose in Grandma‚s kitchen in this wonderful celebration of what it means to be a kid. The Monster Mall features the likes of Frankenfood, the Werebaby, and Henry the Hungry Skeleton in a silly selection of spooky tales. Club Pet continues this funny poetry series with illustrator Adrian Sinnott.

D.J. is best known for his work as an artist, producer, and production executive on classic animated films such as An American Tail, The Land Before Time, Cats Don’t Dance, Hercules, Mulan, Tarzan, and Home on the Range. He is currently a producer on Disney's newest production, A Day With Wilbur Robinson.

Raised in Chicago, D.J. attended film school at Northwestern University before heading west. Nowadays, he can be seen performing live storytelling events at libraries, schools and shopping malls in the Los Angeles area, where he lives with his wife, Nily, and three favorite muses, Daniel, Micah and Noah.

For more information please visit: www.djsteinberg.com

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Board book: 10 pages
• Publisher: Price Stern Sloan (August 18, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0843114568
• ISBN-13: 978-0843114560
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #599,748 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #53 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Reference & Nonfiction > Business & Money
  • #70 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > People & Places > Holidays & Festivals > Thanksgiving
  • #98 in Books > Children's Books > Holidays & Celebrations > Thanksgiving

More About the Author

David "D.J." Steinberg was inspired to write children's books after he began tripping over them in a house with three loud boys and about 3,000 books. Now he has published 14 of his own, which have together sold over 500,000 copies, have been included in national book fairs and advanced reader lists, and garnered starred reviews and awards. They have ranged from funny poems to picture books to his latest popular graphic novel series, The Adventures of Daniel Boom AKA Loud Boy.

Not that entertaining children was a new thing for David, who has spent 30 years as an executive, producer and artist on more than fifteen major feature animated movies, including Meet the Robinsons, Mulan, Hercules, Tarzan, Cats Don't Dance, An American Tail, The Land Before Time, and Secret of NIMH. Serving these days as the Head of Studio for Starz Animation Toronto, David is overseeing production of feature films like Tim Burton's 9 (recent Focus Features release) and Elton John's Gnomeo & Juliet (Disney/Rocket Pictures).

Raised in Chicago, David attended Northwestern University before heading west. After hanging out for 25 years in Los Angeles, he is now residing in Toronto, in a country called Canada, with his wife, Nily, and his three favorite critics, Daniel, Micah, and Noah.

Books to date (more info at www.djsteinberg.com):

HUMOROUS POETRY
Grasshopper Pie and Other Poems, 2004
The Monster Mall and Other Spooky Poems, 2004
Club Pet and Other Funny Poems, 2005
Caveman Manners and Other Polite Poems, 2006

PICTURE BOOKS
Theo's Thanksgiving, 2006
The Turkey Ball, 2005
The Witches' Ball, 2007
The Snow Ball, 2007
The Bunny Ball, 2008
The Beach Ball, 2008

GRAPHIC NOVELS
The Adventures of Daniel Boom AKA Loud Boy #1: Sound Off!, 2008
The Adventures of Daniel Boom AKA Loud Boy #2: Mac Attack!, 2008
The Adventures of Daniel Boom AKA Loud Boy #3: Game On!, 2009
The Adventures of Daniel Boom AKA Loud Boy #4: Grow Up!, 2010

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good fun!, November 6, 2005

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Pincman (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Turkey Ball (Board book)

Well, I didn't write it, but I can say that my son has "gobbled it up" quite happily. Lotta cute touches in the illustrations, fun gobble-based words to play around with (and make up new ones with the kids), and frankly, it's nice to see turkeys having fun for a change (particularly this time of year!).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Turkey Bus Is a Big Hit, October 20, 2008

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G. Ahern (suburbia, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Turkey Ball (Board book)

I am always looking for books for my 20-month-old for each holiday. We only have one turkey book, so I decided to add The Turkey Ball to our collection. The premise is great. The narrative is very silly and fun to read. My daughter is nuts about the picture of the turkeys on the bus and is convinced they are all aboard any tram or PACE bus. The only complaint I have is that I wish the illustrations didn't have quite as much going on in some pages. But this is a great book to add to your toddler's collection at Thanksgiving or any time of year. Who doesn't like a turkey in a tiara or top hat?

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book!, October 27, 2005

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David (LA, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Turkey Ball (Board book)

(Then again, I wrote it.) Seeing that there were no reviews yet for Turkey Ball, I wanted to let readers know that this review area on Amazon is not just referred to by fellow customers, but by authors, also, who love to see your feedback. Please do enter your comments. And by the way, isn't that Liz Conrad GREAT!
Thanks,
David