A potpourri of Thanksgiving treats for everyone, this special collection is a holiday delight. The story of the first Thanksgiving and a history of Thanksgiving customs; original, royalty-free, easy-to-produce plays with Thanksgiving settings and themes; stories, poems, games and recipes for young cooks—all make  It's Time for Thanksgiving a unique treasury for this favorite American holiday. The stories include some of America's favorite authors—Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Dorothy Heiderstadt and Aileen Fisher. The plays, written to be presented by children, enact well-known Thanksgiving situations—"Thanksgiving at Plymouth," "A Pioneer Thanksgiving," "How Autumn Came to the Earth," and "A Thanksgiving Nightmare." The games will solve any Thanksgiving party problems and the gay illustrations by Guy Fry will delight young and old alike. By the authors of  It's Time to Give a Play, etc.

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