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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2014 | Preschool to Grades 4
K-Gr 3—The perils of a family get-together are drolly told from a child's point of view. While waiting for "turkey time," Gavin's parents tell him to play with the rest of the kids. Surrounded by drooling, stinky babies, he and his co-conspirator, cousin Rhonda, decide to make a break for it and head to the swing set in the backyard. They stealthily plot their escape and crawl along...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2014
"Sometimes you have to make your own fun," says Gavin's cousin Rhonda during Thanksgiving at Grandma's. They ditch their drool-y baby cousins, then make their way outsid...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
During Thanksgiving at Grandma's, Gavin and cousin Rhonda make their way outside past cheek-pinching aunts, "the Great Wall of Butts," and a horde o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More