TURK AND RUNT: A Thanksgiving Comedy
Illustrated by Frank Ansley
A Richard Jackson Book
Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster
ISBN:0689847610
See TURK AND RUNT performed LIVE at the Peninsula Youth Theatre!!
Winner of the 2003 Proggy Award for Best Children's book!
Nominated to Maryland's 2004 Children's Book Award
Book Description:
Turk's parents are proud of him, the biggest, strongest, most graceful bird at Wishbone Farm.
"He's a dancer," says his mother.
"He's an athlete," says his father.
"He's a goner," says his little brother, Runt.
But no one ever listens to Runt--even after people with seasonal plans and roasting pans begin showing up at Wishbone Farm, or even after the juiciest turkeys are chosen, one by one.
"Chosen for what?" Turk asks.
No one wants to hear Runt's answer. But you will laugh at what he has to do to get the family's attention. They are, after all, turkeys. And rarely has a story about them been told with such warmth and cleverness. Or with such witty pictures.
Reviews:
*Starred Review* Funny from beginning to end...It's hard to imagine story and art working together any better than this.-- ©Booklist 2002
*Wheeler's comic timing is well tuned here...luxurious watercolors from Ansley, with their midnight blues, regal purples, and turkey-skinned pinks...©Kirkus 2002
EXTRAS!!
Runt's Un-Stuffing Recipe by Hope Vestergaard
Puppet Activity prepared by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
