Children fall in love with LOttie Mae, the turkey who...

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It was in October of the year 2015 when the telling of Lottie Mae, the turkey story, by Molly Catron (*) to her grandchildren (ages 5 down to 2) received a surprising response.

They so loved Lottie Mae and her story that they declared

they would not eat turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.

A generation later, in the year 2035. the turkey

breeding industry was wondering how they could

counter the groundswell of growing refusal of many children]

to eat turkey on Thanksgiving.

“We had no idea that stupid turkey story would influence

so many children and their parents by becoming as popular at Thanksgiving as Rudolph

is at Christmas”  one industry representative stated

who refused to be identified.

When children love Lottie Mae, they are adopting her being an outsider, surviving handicap, teasing and bullying as part of their own journey. They are falling in love with their own capacity for hope, finding courage and the ability to discover resilience. 


More than anything, they love her continuing to dream against all odds. In this loving, they embrace and love their own capacity for dreaming. Beautifully illustrated, this is a healing story designed for all ages.  Beautifully illustrated, this is a healing story designed for all ages.


Loftier Mae: The Turkey Who Could Not Stop Dreaming

*Molly Catron is National Storytelling Network Southern Regional director.