Soul Food Sunday -- Winsome Bingham, Hardcover
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.
Author: Winsome Bingham
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Published: 11/16/2021
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.35h x 10.31w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9781419747717
Audience: Ages 4-8
Award: Golden Kite - Honor Book
Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/19/2021
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2021
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2021
Booklist 10/01/2021 pg. 40
School Library Journal 10/01/2021 pg. 72
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2021 pg. 64
About the Author
Winsome Bingham is a soul food connoisseur, master cook, and a US Army war and disabled veteran. She received both bachelor's and master's degrees in education and has more than 15 years of teaching experience. You can find her writing on a deck while waiting patiently with a camera to capture a submarine shooting out of the water. She lives in Groton, Connecticut. Charles G. Esperanza is the second of six cool kids. The South Bronx is where he first opened his eyelids. A dope land shrouded in bright-colored decay, the home of graffiti and hip-hop DJs! He paints funky elephants! Bodegas, too! Mixed with this wonder is some whimsical truth. Esperanza has a voice that is seldom heard. A fusion of jazz, distorted guitars, and chirping birds. Esperanza is also the author-illustrator of Red, Yellow, Blue (and a Dash of White, Too!). He lives in the Bronx.