Debby Atwell wrote a book revolving around the true spirit of Thanksgiving - opening your home and sharing a meal with others.  When an elderly couple's Thanksgiving dinner burns, they find themselves at the New World Cafe.   Although the door is open, the table seems to be set for a family dinner. The family of immigrants wonders why the door is open, but welcomes Ann and Ed into their home for an evening of food, dancing, and laughter despite misgivings.  When the couple returns home having had the best Thanksgiving they can remember, the immigrant family discovers a potato had propped open their door.   Was it an accident, or were mysterious forces at work?  Find out when you read The Thanksgiving Door.  

Oh My Gosh...I'm A Squash!

Dave Horowitz created a great fall book - The Ugly Pumpkin.  The poor Ugly Pumpkin waited all October and into November for someone to take him home.  When he wanted a treat, he always ended up being tricked.  He was rejected by kids, a skeleton, and a forest of trees.  Finally, the Ugly Pumpkin leaves his patch and discovers who he is just in time for Thanksgiving!


I am the ugly pumpkin
as you can plainly see.
Of one hundred thousand pumpkins,

none are quite like me.

Last Halloween Book

Ivy received a gift for Halloween - a lovely copy of The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid Of Anything by Linda D. Williams.  A little old lady, possessing no fears, was taking a walk in the woods when she heard some mysterious noises.  Over the course of the book, she saw and hears many noises and their causes - pants going "WIGGLE, WIGGLE" and a shirt going "SHAKE, SHAKE", etc.  Will the little old lady succumb to her fears?