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The great Thanksgiving escape

Gavin, preparing for a boring Thanksgiving Day with his relatives, joins his cousin's effort to escape to the swing set in the backyard, a journey marked by sweater-wearing dogs, affectionate aunts, and grownups of inconvenient height.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Fearing, Mark (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2014.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Thanksgiving Day > Juvenile fiction. Escapes > Juvenile fiction. Swings > Juvenile fiction. Humorous fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:	Gavin, preparing for a boring Thanksgiving Day with his relatives, joins his cousin's effort to escape to the swing set in the backyard, a journey marked by sweater-wearing dogs, affectionate aunts, and grownups of inconvenient height.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm
ISBN:	9780763663063 (lib. bdg.) 0763663069
Author Notes:	Mark Fearing is the author-illustrator of the graphic novel Earthling! and has illustrated several award-winning picture books. The inspiration for The Great Thanksgiving Escape, the first picture book he has both written and illustrated, were memories of the unexpected, unplanned events at family gatherings--"the fun that was discovered, not mandated." Mark Fearing lives in Oregon.