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Thanks & giving all year long

Title: Thanks & giving all year long / Marlo Thomas and friends ; edited by Marlo Thomas and Christopher Cerf.
Publication: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, ©2004.
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89 pages : color illustrations, music; 29 cm

Summary

A collection of stories, poems, and songs celebrating "the best things in life--family, friendship, giving, thankfulness, and love ..." (jkt.). Did you ever dream of talking to a mermaid? Can you imagine facing off with a bully who barely reaches your knees? What would you do with a box of golden coins? Have you ever said thank you to ... a button? And how would you respond if you met a magic genie who asked you for a handout instead of granting you a wish? Free to Be ... You and Me creator Marlo Thomas has once again produced a joyful volume for children and the grown-ups in their lives. Reaching into the heads and hearts of our most acclaimed writers, artists, and performers, Thanks & Giving celebrates the best things in life -- family, friendship, giving, thankfulness, and love (and just for fun, a few of their opposites -- stinginess, bullying, ingratitude, and the occasional urge to stamp your feet and throw a fit). From Tiger Woods and Maurice Sendak to Hilary Duff and Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo, this colorful collection of stories, poems, and songs will take readers on a lighthearted and thoughtful (but never overserious) adventure. Whether you're gazing at the brilliant child's-eye paintings of illustrator Eric Carle, or laughing out loud at the off-the-wall humor of Mel Brooks, you'll enjoy every step of the magical journey that the creators of Thanks & Giving have planned for you: Delight in Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith's fractured fable starring a mouse, a bird, and a sausage who learn all about sharing -- the hard way. Hold on tight as Rosie Perez recounts the tale of a little girl confronted with a heart-stopping decision. Rock along with Kevin and Michael Bacon's funky valentine to sibling rivalry and brotherly love. And laugh with Ray Romano as he reveals how his life was changed by a giant burrito. Designed for both cover-to-cover reading and selective excerpting (when you can't refuse that last impassioned call for "One more story!" just before lights-out), this sparkling anthology also includes marvelous contributions from Avi, Shel Silverstein, Tom Chapin, Arthur creator Marc Brown, Matt Groening, Deepak Chopra, Donald Trump, Frankie Muniz, Walter Dean Myers, Paul Newman, Sumner Redstone, Jerry Pinkney, Whoopi Goldberg, Sonia Manzano, the Sesame Street Muppets, Julianne Moore, Ed Koren, Wendy Wasserstein, and Paul O. Zelinsky.

Alternative Title

Thanks and giving all year long
Thanksgiving all year long

Subject

Genre/Form

Poetry.
Literary collections.

Note

"All ages"--Flap.

Contents

Title / Author (Illustrator): The mouse, the bird, and the sausage / Jon Scieszka (Lane Smith) -- Stones in a stream / Jeff Moss (Barry Root) -- A tale of two friends / Joseph A. Bailey ; adapted by Normal Stiles (Joe Mathieu) -- Teeny meany / David Slavin (Jimmy Pickering) -- An attitude of gratitude / words by Bruce Hart, music by Christopher Cerf (S.D. Schindler) -- The birthday doll / Gail Carson Levine (Dean Andreasen) -- Give and take / (Maurice Sendak) -- A different Aladdin / Norman Stiles (Jimmy Pickering) -- A smile connects us / Carol Hall (Joe Mathieu) -- Letters to my brother ... and my sister / Julianne Moore -- You know my brother (he's so heavy) / Kevin Bacon, Michael Bacon, Robin Batteau (Loren Long) -- Josie's first allowance day / Rosie Perez (Dan Andreasen) -- Sing me the story of you day / John Forster, Tom Chapin (R. Gregory Christie) -- Aunt Delia's holiday manners quiz / Delia Ephron (Ed Koren) -- Point of view / Shel Silverstein -- What Nana told her / Deepak Chopra (Demi) -- Ezekiel Johnson / Wlater Dean Myers (Christopher Myers) -- Geology / Joseph S. Newman, intro. by Paul Newman (David Shannon) -- All kinds of people / Nikki Anders, Phil Galdston (Geraldo Valerio) -- What I did with my coin collection / Tiger Woods (Sarah S. Brannen) -- Nuts to you / (Mo Willems) -- (I'll give) Anything but up / Hilary Duff, Sarah Durkee, Jim Marr, Charlie Midnight, Wendy Page, Marc Swersky (Ken Feisel) -- The nothingest girl in the world / Bruce Kluger (Henry Cole) -- Right under your nose / Mel Brooks (Paul O. Zelinsky) -- The rotten tomato / Wendy Wasserstein (Lucy Jane Wasserstein) -- What Ruby saw / Avi (Jerry Pinkney) -- You made my day / Sheldon Harnick (Eric Carle) -- Thanking is just one letter away from thinking / Larry Gelbart (Karen Katz) -- Thank you, Mrs. Abruzzi / Ray Romano (Lisa Kopelke) -- Unsung heroes / Christopher Cerf, Norman Stiles (Tom Lichtenheld) -- Snow. Aldo (Kate DiCamillo (Harry Bliss) -- Christmas and my magic mom / Whoopi Goldberg (Elise Primavera) -- Presents I have known / Frankie Muniz (David Catrow) -- Cheesybreadville / Sonia Manzano (John J. Muth) -- Split decision / (Matt Groening) -- I want it / Laurie Berkner (Tom Lichtenheld) -- Arthur goes to the bank / (Marc Brown) -- Thank someone / words by Sarah Durkee, music by Paul Jacobs (Loren Long) -- Giving.

Call Number

JFF 22-734

ISBN

0689877323
9780689877322
1416915869
9781416915867

LCCN

2005275242

OCLC

56814952

Title

Thanks & giving all year long / Marlo Thomas and friends ; edited by Marlo Thomas and Christopher Cerf.

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Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Study Program

Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.8 3.0 106206.

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Thomas, Marlo

Cerf, Christopher.

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Research Call Number

JFF 22-734

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