Nancy is devastated, which is even worse than heart-broken, when her fancy Christmas tree topper breaks, threatening to ruin Christmas.

A boy relates the preparations for, and enjoyment of, his family's annual Thanksgiving in the Woods celebration on his grandparents' farm. Includes words to the Shaker hymn, 'Tis a Gift to be Simple, and notes about the real gathering on which the story is based.

"Emily Ann learns about the meaning of Thanksgiving when her family gathers around the dinner table"--Provided by publisher.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text reveal a family's preparations for their Thanksgiving feast, with everyone pitching in to help--including Baby, who sleeps quiet as a mouse.

When calamity stalks every step of the preparations for the Tappletons' Thanksgiving dinner, they realize that there is more to Thanksgiving than turkey and trimmings.

Young Charlie finds a baby reindeer in the forest and believes that it is Prancer. He sets out to return the animal to Santa Claus, restoring the Yuletide faith of family and friends along the way.