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A Children's Thanksgiving Story<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Pokey Turtle's Nightmare<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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On Thanksgiving Day, Pokey went with her family to visit Grandmother and Grandfather Turtle and the rest of the turtle family. Pokey loved Thanksgiving Day<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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One turtle. One pie.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A lesson about balance.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A sweet turtle named Pokey loves Thanksgiving \u2014 especially pumpkin pie. But
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Chapter 01<\/h3>

When they arrived at grandmother's, the smell of the roasting...<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Chapter 02<\/h3>

Pokey's mother took her up to her grandmother's room...<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Chapter 03<\/h3>

He was so big that when she was standing beside him, she only came up to his toes.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Chapter 04<\/h3>

They rolled Pokey over and over and over, and on the fourth...<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Meet the Lorene Vanston Mervis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Curious, kind & a little too fond of pie.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Pokey is the sort of turtle who’d race a butterfly across the meadow, then sit still for an hour to watch the sky change colors. She loves everyone \u2014 and she really, really loves dessert.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Curious<\/h3>

Always peeking, always asking\nwhy.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Playful<\/h3>

Tumbles through leaves like\nthey're treasure.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Loving<\/h3>

A heart as warm as cinnamon and\nclove.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Pie-Obsessed<\/h3>

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The Thanksgiving problem<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Sometimes too much of a\ngood thing\u2026 isn't good at all.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Hello, my little friend. I am Grandma Boss.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Have you ever gone to sleep and dreamed that someone was chasing you, and you were having trouble getting away from them? Or were you very frightened by something you saw in your sleep? Oh my goodness, if you have, then you have had a NIGHTMARE!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The dream begins\u2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Now, let me tell you about a little turtle named Pokey who had a nightmare.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Have you ever gone to sleep and dreamed that someone was chasing you, and you were having trouble getting away from them? Or were you very frightened by something you saw in your sleep? Oh my goodness, if you have, then you have had a NIGHTMARE!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A Giant Turkey<\/h3>

Bigger than the moon, gentle as a sigh.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Dancing Veggies<\/h3>

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The Rolling Pie<\/h3>

Round and round, never ever stopping.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The morning after<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Listen, Learn, and everything feels better In The morning <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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On Thanksgiving Day, Pokey went with her family to visit Grandmother and Grandfather Turtle and the rest of the turtle family. Pokey loved Thanksgiving Day because it was a time when she could play with all of her cousins she hadn\u2019t seen all year. Oh yes, of course, there was also that nice brown turkey with lots of grandmother\u2019s tasty dressing and everything that makes a holiday table look and smell so tempting. Pokey especially loved those big, beautiful, golden yellow pumpkin pies, which Pokey never seemed to get enough of at any time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A timeless Thanksgiving tale<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Bring Pokey home\nthis Thanksgiving.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A heartwarming story children will remember and smile about \u2014
perfect for cozy reads, family gatherings, and the long evenings of
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