The Turkey Doll (1912)

The Turkey Doll is a children's book written by Josephine Scribner Gates and published in 1912. The story revolves around a little girl named Betsy who lives on a farm with her family. Betsy is excited for Thanksgiving and wants to contribute to the festivities, but her mother tells her she is too young to help with the cooking. One day, Betsy discovers a turkey doll in the attic and becomes enamored with it. She decides to make it her own and spends hours playing with it, even taking it to bed with her at night. As Thanksgiving approaches, Betsy becomes worried that the turkey doll will be lonely without a family to celebrate with. Determined to give the turkey doll a proper Thanksgiving, Betsy convinces her mother to let her make a small feast for it. She sets up a table with a miniature turkey, vegetables, and pie, and invites all her dolls to join in the celebration. Betsy is overjoyed to see her beloved turkey doll happy and surrounded by friends.The Turkey Doll is a heartwarming tale about the joy of giving and the importance of imagination. It is a classic children's story that has been enjoyed by generations of readers.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.