It's the middle of November

and the weather's crisp and cool,

Thanksgiving's getting closer

so there's lots to do at school.

Our teacher gives us projects

that we work on every day,

we make Indians and Pilgrims

out of paper, paste and clay.

Our bright Thanksgiving murals

are displayed on all the walls,

and our cut-out paper pumpkins

gaily decorate the halls.

Today I drew a turkey

with a fat and funny face --

in the middle of November

school's a very busy place.

    - excerpt from "It's Thanksgiving" by Jack Prelutsky, Children's Poet Laureate