Book of the Week: Cranberry Thanksgiving

Maggie and her grandmother live in the new england with its cranberry bogs and Thanksgiving traditions. Every year they each invite a special guest to Thanksgiving dinner. Every year they have a feast that includes grandmother's famous cranberry bread, a treat that is known all over the country. The story is sweet and sentimental and gives the audience so much imagagery, young readers are sure to feel as though they are actually in new England. 
Questions:
Who is darting about?  Where do Maggie and her grandmother live?  What was Mr. Whiskers real name?  What was Grandma famous for? Where did she hide her recipe?  How do you know Thanksgiving was Grandma's favorite day?  Who did Grandmother and Maggie invite for the meal?  Did Maggie and her grandmother have a lot of money? How do you know?  What do they eat for thanksgiving?  How does Maggie feel about the food?  Who steals the recipe? Why? What does grandmother do about the recipe theft? Do they let Mr. Horace back in to the house for pie? 
Vocabulary: 
Bog - deep pools of water where cranberries grow. Famous- known to many people. Feast- a large meal. Exquisite- another word for beautiful. Puffing- breathing hard. firmly- held tight.
Extension Activities:
Cranberry Thanksgiving