A small pie dish with a fan of brown paper feathers beside a round pink timer. — Original artwork

Good grief, it’s 4 o’clock! We’re supposed to be at grandmother’s house for Thanksgiving by 4:30. I’d better talk to her and explain my dilemma.

Charlie Brown

A row of autumn leaves growing fainter from left to right on a brown background. — Original artwork

Isn’t it peculiar, Charlie Brown, how some traditions just slowly fade away?

Lucy van Pelt

A slice of buttered toast on a plate sits beside an empty gravy boat on striped cloth. — Original artwork

What kind of Thanksgiving dinner is this? Where’s the turkey, Chuck? Don’t you know anything about Thanksgiving dinners? Where’s the mashed potatoes? Where’s the cranberry sauce? Where’s the pumpkin pie?

Peppermint Patty

Painterly white lace glove and red satin glove raised with their fingertips almost touching. — Original artwork

You’re holding my hand, Chuck, you sly dog.

Peppermint Patty

Anyway, why should I give thanks on Thanksgiving? What have I got to be thankful for? All it does is make more work for us at school.

Sally Brown