The creator of the finest cranberry bread in the country, Grandmother guards her recipe zealously, intending to pass it down to Maggie one day. Grandmother and Maggie live on the edge of a cranberry bog in New England in this delightful Thanksgiving classic, first published in 1971. But friendship can bloom between unlikely acquaintances, especially when there's pie and Thanksgiving in the air! Horace with his gold cane and scent of lavender. Whiskers" whom her granddaughter has befriended and invited over for dinner. The illustrations are adorable and have a delightful blend of old-fashionedness and an almost cartoony sensibility-that sounds really weird but I don't know how else to describe it, let me just say it WORKS! The story is a fun one, involving a slightly pretentious grandmother trying to keep her famous cranberry recipe secret-especially from the scruffy old "Mr. Even so, if you are able to find an inexpensive used copy or one at your library, this would make a great addition to Thanksgiving reads. I thought it was a charming read, but didn't quite live up to the "hype" for me.
I was thrilled to find that my library system actually has a copy of this book since it has received some stellar reviews but is apparently out of print and quite spendy used. The kids were very excited to see this again. This is still a gem and it's something different from the rest of the Thanksgiving stories out there. This is an amazing book! LOVE, LOVE, LOVEĢnd year I got to read this book. Seriously, Why have I never heard of this!!! Whiskers looks dirty and grandma doesn't trust him. They always invite guests to Thanksgiving dinner. Grandma has a famous Cranberry bread recipe. It is all bout Thanksgiving and it has some real stuff in it. Whiskers and he is scary looking, but he has a good heart and he is trustworthy. It's not about the historical aspect of the day which most days do celebration the pilgrims wiping out a many cultures over time. It's a little mystery around food and family on the day. Then we went around and gave thanks for our favorite book or story of the year. We had our amazing Thanksgiving, we watched a movie and then before dinner we got out this book and read the story to everyone. This is becoming a yearly story in our house for Thanksgiving like 'the Night Before Christmas' is at the Holidays.
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