Book Review: Maggie the Cat Loves Pip's Thanksgiving Surprise (Maggie the Cat) by Julia Russo, illustrated by Grace Metzger-Forrest

 

Blurb: 

Pip the goat will soon have a surprise. What do you think it will be?
Wonderful illustrations bring us back up to Grandpa’s mountain farmhouse for a Thanksgiving homecoming. Pip will soon have a Thanksgiving surprise, but what exactly will it be? Will it have to do with the treats in the oven? Pecan pie with oatmeal? Cornbread? Dutch apple pie? Mmmmm, they all smell so good! Will it have to do with a new park for all of the children to play in, being built at a neighbor’s farm? Wow! A brand new park where everyone, and I mean everyone, is working very hard. Will it have to do with little Barney who is the littlest goat ever and who is really working hard and chomp chomp chomping away to make the park soft and free of brush? Or finally, will it have to do with Pip’s best friend ever, Maggie? Read along, and let’s find out together. We don’t have that long. Thanksgiving is coming very soon!

Amazon: Maggie the Cat Loves Pip's Thanksgiving Surprise - Kindle edition by Russo, Julia, Metzger-Forrest, Grace. Children Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

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My Review - 4 of 5 stars - 

An interesting story. I enjoyed the little rhymes within, the animals in the family, and finding a way to make all happy. The countdown to Thanksgiving in the chapter titles showed the excitement of Wilhelmina as family and the holiday came closer. The list of vocabulary words at the end of the book was unexpected. It should allow parents to work with their children to learn new words and understand them. Wonderful story. The illustrations were well drawn and delightful.

I received a copy through RABT Book Tours, and this is my unsolicited review.