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2.5 - This would get a higher rating from me if it weren't for the muckity-muck, splashity-splash, etc. parts. The story itself is actually pretty funny. The story starts with the turkey having a bad day. We can all imagine why I suppose. So when the farmer goes outside to gather up his turkey... the turkey takes off. The turkey tries to hide in the mid in the pig pen, the water with the ducks, etc. Nothing works. The best aspect of this part of the book, where the turkey is hiding with/around other animals is that the story gets the child involved. The children can shout, along with the other animals rooting for turkey, "No! Run, turkey, run!". (This is one of the parts I found slightly annoying but that Julia loved. Eventually the turkey realizes he can't hide anywhere on the farm and he runs into the woods. Long story short, the farmer and his family end up eating grilled cheese sandwiches for Thansgiving dinner. :-) There is a really cute page nearing the end with the turkey and two rabbits dancing their hearts out and it's just the cutest ever. Julia made me turn back to it after we were finished and I have to agree, it's just so super cute. A cool little addition to the end of the story is when the farmer and family go into the... can you guess? They go into the woods to pick out their Christmas tree and run into..... the turkeys face is classic. I feel the need to add something. We didn't have turkey this year. My daughter is five years old and learned in school that turkey is indeed, ahem, turkey. Needless to say she wasn't thrilled and effectively banned turkey. Also needless to say, we listened like the good little adults that we are. Julia feels so strongly that in her Thanksgiving school play she refused to sing the words 'turkey on the table' in a song. She firmly planted her lips shut and waited patiently for that part to be over before she began singing again. I've always considered her to be a somewhat sensitive child but she had no p