Julie Markes

Lovely illustrations and easy prose. Let's all be thankful.

Children being thankful during Thanksgiving.

Does the farmer sleep on a mattress of hay? Is the baker's bed made of soft, doughy bread? And is the grocer most comfortable resting on a bed of lettuce? No matter what the bed or walls look like, when the day's activities are done, it's time for everyone, big or small, to go to sleep.

This is a sweet, funny lift-the-flap book that shows that all creatures have a place to poop: tigers in the jungle, kangaroos in the outback, and monkeys in the rain forest. For each animal (and for the child), there are three flaps. The first two flaps reveal something about the animal's environment, and the third flap answers the question, "Where's the poop?" Toddlers will not be able to manage the flaps easily, so this is a read-aloud to be shared by an adult with children.