Five Silly Turkeys

by Salina Yoon

Toddlers will love the silly Thanksgiving turkeys in this fun counting book full of silly turkeys doing very silly things!

From twirling on a dance floor to being chased by a bee to tanning in the sun, these are no ordinary Thanksgiving turkeys. The rhyming adventure makes for a fun read-aloud, and the tail feathers add a sensory element to the book as they crinkle when touched and are easy to grab for tiny hands turning pages. This shiny fabric–tabbed book is a holiday treat that is sure to be gobbled up quickly.

Genres: Thanksgiving, Picture Books, Childrens, Holiday, Storytime, Counting, Animals

12 pages, Board Book

First published August 18, 2005

About the author

Salina Yoon is an award-winning author/illustrator of over 150 books for children, including Penguin and Pinecone, Penguin on Vacation, Penguin in Love, Penguin and Pumpkin, Penguin's Big Adventure, Found, and Stormy Night.

Her latest book, Be a Friend, was a Winter 2015-2016 Kids' Indie Next Pick. Among her other awards are a Scholastic Teachers Top 10 Picture Book for Penguin's Big Adventure, and an NPR Best Book and 2014 SCIBA Book Award for Best Picture Book for Found. (complete list is on the website ABOUT page)

She studied art and design at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and now lives in San Diego with her family.

www.salinayoon.com

Reviews

[Stacy · Rating 5 out of 5]

All 5 turkeys were very silly-- cute for Thanksgiving.

[Erik · Rating 4 out of 5]

The actual story is just a simple and silly counting rhyme. But my 9-month-old daughter can't get enough of the feathers sticking off each page. Great design to this little book.

[BiblioBeruthiel · Rating 3 out of 5]

good for a young group

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute board book about five turkeys with a countdown by pulling the tail feathers. Easy to follow. Toddler and up.

[Mallory Hargett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for counting with younger kids!

[Fran Hernandez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for counting and visually stimulating for a young classroom setting.

[Brittany · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a sweet little board book all about silly turkeys. As a bonus, it helps kids learn to count backwards from five!

[Naomi Ruth · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was so cute! I love Salina Yoon.

[Lacey Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awesome for a younger grade such as kindergarten learning how to count

[Sandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick, fun and festive Thanksgiving book for little kids. A bonus is that it introduces the concept of subtraction.

[Laurie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book for Peter AND Ezra. Love the fabric flaps on the outside for counting. Also good sensory input and makes book easier to turn for Ezra.

[Nicholas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned how to say the word “there” from this book!

[Brylynn Ellis · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was really adorable and perfect for children!

[Meredith · Rating 2 out of 5]

Five turkeys leave one by one in this countdown board book.

This book teaches counting 5-to-1.

[E & E’s Mama · Rating 4 out of 5]

Follows the tune of Five Little Monkeys as five turkey dwindle down to one, with each shiny feather helping young ones count

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

that twist ending was INSANE

[Nanny B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Counting and rhyming book
Shiny feathers are attaches to each page.
Thanksgiving

[Carm · Rating 4 out of 5]

a cute seasonal book

[Viviane Elbee · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute board book for Thanksgiving, this count-down turkey book has a funny rhyming song. Great for young toddlers.

[Addie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really cute. 3 year old liked it too

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shaped like a turkey with five shiny yellow fabric feathers at the side to turn pages as each turkey exits in this rhyming tale.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

My kids love this board book with shiny fabric "feathers" that they can grab to turn the page. The simple rhymes are easy for them to remember, too, so even the 4yo can read this to herself. A Thanksgiving favorite, especially when Thanksgiving picture books tend to skew heavily toward the real story of Thanksgiving, which is a bit much for younger children and often have too many words to make for fun read-alouds. This is short, sweet, and entertaining.

[Samantha Penrose · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is defective! Apparently I am the only parent that checked it out from the library who actually cracked it open and attempted to read it! The page with a rhyme about four silly turkeys is in the book twice and there is no page about three silly turkeys...it goes 5, 4, 4, 2, 1!!!
This could have been a cute book......

[RC · Rating 4 out of 5]

Five Silly Turkeys is a perfect Thanksgiving board book for very young readers with the simple rhymes and shiny feathers for the child to grab when turning the page. Readers can count the turkeys as the book progresses.

This book promotes phonological awareness and print awareness.

[Kate Hastings · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect for smaller groups of babies and toddlers due to the size of the book. Crinkly feathers used to turn each page. Fun!

[Kimberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this one to my daughter, considering I read it over & over. :)

[Thia]

interlibrary loan

[Janet · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a wonderful book to read to young children for Thanksgiving.

[Katie Fitzgerald · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read at Baby/Toddler Story Time on 11/22/11: http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/...

[Jodie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one is really cute. I like that the book has feather tabs so that my nephew can play with the story as we read. The book is shaped like a turkey and the colors are vibrant.