It's almost Thanksgiving, and Tuyet is excited about the holiday and the vacation from school. There's just one problem: her Vietnamese American family is having duck for Thanksgiving dinner - not turkey! Nobody has duck for Thanksgiving - what will her teacher and the other kids think? To her surprise, Tuyet enjoys her yummy thanksgiving dinner anyhow - and an even bigger surprise is waiting for her at school on Monday. Dinners from roast beef to lamb to enchiladas adorned the Thanksgiving tables of her classmates, but they all had something in common - family! Kids from families with different traditions will enjoy this warm story about "the right way" to celebrate an American holiday.--from the publisher
32 pages 978-0807517352 Ages 4-8
Keywords: Thanksgiving, holiday, tradition, multicultural, diverse books, diversity, Vietnamese, Asian culture, 4 year old, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old, school story, acceptance, accepting others, being different, being included, inclusivity, belonging, fitting in, Social Studies Curriculum
Other Thanksgiving titles that reflect thankfulness and dignity for all:
1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving
Clambake: A Wampanoag Tradition
Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Thankful Book by Todd Parr
We Are Grateful by Traci Sorell
"Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message" by Chief Jake Swamp
Molly's Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen
