Back of Book:
School is starting soon and Turkey can’t wait. Each day, he and his barnyard friends practice their writing and math. But when the school bus rolls up, they are booted off. It turns out that animals aren’t allowed to attend school. Pig calls it “hogwash,” and Turkey agrees. All he has to do is find a way to show the students and the principal that turkeys—and their friends—do belong in school. With a gobble, gobble here; a gobble, gobble there; and a few clever costumes, he just might.
My Review:
I am thrilled to be a part of the Turkey Goes Back to School book tour. I received a copy of this picture book from Two Lions Publishing and Blue Slip Media in exchange for an honest review.
Turkey and his friends are back, and this time they are determined to sneak into school. In classic style, Turkey and his barnyard friends use crazy and entertaining antics to get inside the school. After many failed attempts, the teacher and the animals find a compromise that makes everyone happy. The text in this story is descriptive and filled with “baaad” puns and “fowl” jokes that are make all readers laugh along. The illustrations by Lee Harper have cheerful images and fun details. For example, I love how the teacher in the story is reading the original Turkey Trouble during storytime. The illustrations also beautifully capture the different parts of a school day. Turkey Goes to School is a fantastic book for the first week of school.
Ages 5 and up
32 Pages
************************************************************Wendi Silvano was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has lived in Oregon, Colorado, and Peru. The author of the Turkey Trouble series, she has a BA in early childhood education and taught preschool and elementary school for eleven years. She is the mother of five children and the owner of an assortment of odd pets that are not nearly as clever as Turkey. She now writes from her home in Colorado, where she enjoys hiking, reading, and playing the piano. Visit her online at wendisilvano.com.Lee Harper is the author-illustrator of the books Coyote, The Emperor’s Cool Clothes, and Snow! Snow! Snow! Lee is also the illustrator of the Turkey Trouble series, by Wendi Silvano, as well as the Woolbur series, written by Leslie Helakoski. Lee has four children, a German shepherd, a Great Pyrenees, two barn cats, eleven chickens…but no turkeys. Yet. He lives with his wife in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Visit him online at leeharperart.com.“A cute twist on both the farm and school themes.” ―Kirkus Reviews
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