It’s November, so let’s talk turkey. Gobble, gobble. Now that I have that out of my system, let’s talk turkey in a different way—through the magic of books! If I had to hazard a guess, November is probably not a turkey’s favorite month (for very obvious reasons). From a turkey’s point of view, that’s fair. Therefore, I dedicate this column to turkeys, and I shall not mention how tasty they are, especially combined with mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce. Nope, I won’t say a word.
I have had the pleasure of living next door to turkeys, and they are charming, goofy neighbors. In fact, I am a turkey fangirl. One day I watched a turkey bust out of its enclosure, run across the lawn, hop up on the porch, and take a good, long stare inside the front window. What was going on there? I’ll never know, but that turkey had some chutzpah, for sure!
Celebrating the turkey—as a bird, not dinner—can be gobbles of fun when you read turkey-themed picture books. Check out this week’s list for cold turkeys, turkeys on the run, pint-sized turkeys, bored turkeys, and a turkey who really, really wants to go to school. Go, gobblers, go!
- Cold Turkey written by Corey Rosen Schwartz, illustrated by Chad Otis.
- How to Catch a Turkey written by Adam Wallace, illustrated by Andy Elkerton.
- Teeny Tiny Turkey written by Rachel Matson, illustrated by Joey Chou.
- There Was a Turkey on the Farm written and illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev.
- Turkey Goes to School written by Wendi Silvano, illustrated by Lee Harper.
New at the Library
Fiction
- The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding.
- Kissing Kosher by Jean Meltzer.
- Tom Clancy Weapons Grade by Don Bentley.
Nonfiction
- The Menopause Reset: Get Rid of Your Symptoms and Feel Like Your Younger Self Again by Mindy Pelz.
- The Six: The Untold Story of America’s First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush.
- Unbroken Bonds of Battle: A Modern Warriors Book of Heroism, Patriotism, and Friendship by Johnny Joey Jones.
Children
- Annabel Karmel My First Cookbook: Fun, Simple Recipes All Kids Will Love written by Annabel Karmel, illustrated by Alex Willmore.
- Midnight the Unicorn Competes: A Friendly Tale of Prefixes and Suffixes written by Rebecca Donnelly, illustrated by Carissa Harris.
- The Super-Secret Octagon Valley Society by Melissa De la Cruz.
This is just a small sampling of the many new titles added each week to the Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries collection. Find more in our catalog, or call 360-906-5000 to reserve titles or find additional listings.
Jan Johnston, Collection Manager
Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries
You can email Jan at readingforfun@fvrl.org
