Akron Public Library

Presents twelve poems about Thanksgiving, including "When Daddy carves the Turkey," "I Ate Too Much," "Daddy's Football Game," and "If Turkeys Thought."

A woodcut-illustrated edition of Lydia Maria Child's traditional Thanksgiving poem about a holiday visit to grandfather's house.

An illustrated version of the poem that became a well-known song about a journey through the snow to grandfather's house for Thanksgiving dinner.

In rhyming text based on "The night before Christmas", a father's wife and two children prepare several special surprises for him for Father's Day.

This moving memoir-in-verse tells about what it means to be an everyday activist and foot solider for racial justice, as Kathlyn recounts how she went from attending protests as a teenager to fighting as an adult for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday to become a national holiday.

It's the night before Mother's Day, and Dad and the kids are determined to show Mom just how much they love her. They whip up a cake from scratch, and offer a special coupon for a day at the spa, right in their own kitchen!

Illustrated poem and music describing the joys of a Thanksgiving visit to grandmother's house.

The horse is ready, the air is bracing, and everyone is bundled into the sleigh. So let the wind blow and the snow start to fall! This family is off to Grandfather's house for a delicious feast. Matt Tavares illuminates the original text of Lydia Maria Child's verse about Thanksgiving Day.

An illustrated collection of twelve poems about Valentine's Day for young readers.