Soul Food Sunday
Winsome Bingham
(Author)
Description
Granny teaches her grandson to cook the family meal in this loving celebration of food, traditions, and gathering together at the table A 2022 Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor Book On Sundays, everyone gathers at Granny's for Soul Food.But today, I don't go to the backyard or the great room.
I follow Granny instead.
"You're a big boy now," Granny says. "Time for you to learn." At Granny's, Sunday isn't Sunday without a big family gathering over a lovingly prepared meal. Old enough now, our narrator is finally invited to help cook the dishes for the first time: He joins Granny in grating the cheese, cleaning the greens, and priming the meat for Roscoe Ray's grill. But just when Granny says they're finished, her grandson makes his own contribution, sweetening this Sunday gathering--and the many more to come.
Evocatively written and vividly illustrated, this mouthwatering story is a warm celebration of tradition and coming together at a table filled with love and delicious food.
Product Details
Price
$17.99
$16.73
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams
Publish Date
November 16, 2021
Pages
48
Dimensions
10.31 X 8.35 X 0.55 inches | 1.0 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781419747717
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About the Author
Winsome Bingham is a soul food connoisseur, master cook, US Army war and disabled veteran, and the author of one of the New York Times Best Books of the Year, Soul Food Sunday. She received both bachelor's and master's degrees in education and has more than 15 years of teaching experience. You can find her cooking up soul food or taking THE WALK to the polls with friends and family. She lives in Connecticut.
Reviews
**STARRED REVIEW**
"Esperanza's vibrant illustrations are awash in saturated colors, photo-realistic facial expressions, and pronounced outlines, and they positively radiate this family's joy and love for one another. . .Food-related words and onomatopoeia are called out in large, colorful fonts, adding to the reading fun." -- "Booklist"
"A book that invites readers into an extended family's moment in time, this welcoming title should be on any shelf addressing family life, celebrations, and food." -- "School Library Journal"
"With each step, the narrator gives it his all in a rhythmic, pleasingly repetitive text, and Granny warmly approves. Perfectly suited to be shared with both those of the culture and those looking on." -- "Kirkus Reviews"
"Debut author Bingham hits all the right tasty notes here. . .Esperanza's stunning oils . . .are like a good family gathering, loud yet harmonious, with sunny yellow predominating. It's a delicious, bouncy love song to family, tradition, and the passing on of family legacies, and viewers will yearn for a seat at the table." -- "The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"
"A gustatory and olfactory family feast that will evoke strong memories for some and make others wish they had them." -- "The Horn Book Magazine"
"Esperanza's vibrant illustrations are awash in saturated colors, photo-realistic facial expressions, and pronounced outlines, and they positively radiate this family's joy and love for one another. . .Food-related words and onomatopoeia are called out in large, colorful fonts, adding to the reading fun." -- "Booklist"
"A book that invites readers into an extended family's moment in time, this welcoming title should be on any shelf addressing family life, celebrations, and food." -- "School Library Journal"
"With each step, the narrator gives it his all in a rhythmic, pleasingly repetitive text, and Granny warmly approves. Perfectly suited to be shared with both those of the culture and those looking on." -- "Kirkus Reviews"
**STARRED REVIEW**
"This nourishing story will gratify soul food aficionados, as well as anyone who's experienced how bonds strengthen through food and traditions."
"Debut author Bingham hits all the right tasty notes here. . .Esperanza's stunning oils . . .are like a good family gathering, loud yet harmonious, with sunny yellow predominating. It's a delicious, bouncy love song to family, tradition, and the passing on of family legacies, and viewers will yearn for a seat at the table." -- "The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"
"A gustatory and olfactory family feast that will evoke strong memories for some and make others wish they had them." -- "The Horn Book Magazine"
