The Firefighters' Thanksgiving

My son is now 5. We started reading this book when he was 2. It is one of his favorites. It is beautifully written. Lessons we have talked about: fire fighters duties and responsibilities, how they are community helpers, time of day, the meaning of friendship and caring for those you care for, and the true meaning of Thanksgiving. I am glad I purchased the hard cover version.

This is the story of 10 firefighters of Station 1 on Thanksgiving Day. One of the firemen says he can cook dinner and off they go to the store. With a full cart, a call comes in and they must all leave the cart and rush off to the call. Smoky & sooty they return to the store for their cart and even help the people at the market clean their melted ice cream. Back to the station, it's time to start to begin their dinner; there is peeling, cutting, rolling and mixing. Another call comes in. And then another. A fireman is hurt, but they soon find out he'll be OK. Will the fireman ever get their turkey in the oven and be able to enjoy their Thanksgiving dinner? I'm not going to ruin the story for you, you'll just have to get the book and read! I will give you one hint... there is kindness from their local neighborhood and a happy ending as well. The author of this book grew up around a fire station and then married a fireman! I think she knows her way around a fire station. The illustrator also included a woman as one of the 10 firefighter, which I like a lot. The story has 2 pages of words with nice illustrations, then there are 2 pages with no words just the illustrations and then repeats the pattern until the end of the book. This is a terrific book for any child interested in firefighters and the ending shows the true meaning of Thanksgiving! Definitely a wonderful book to read to your child around Thanksgiving!