Black-Eyed Peas and Hoghead Cheese: A Story of Food, Family, and Freedom by Glen

Description: Black-Eyed Peas and Hoghead Cheese by Glenda Armand, Steffi Walthall As Frances helps her grandmother with New Years Day dinner, Grandma teaches her the origins of the different dishes and soul food they prepare together. Includes a recipe for Fays Fabulous Pralines. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A little girl helping her grandmother prepare a holiday meal learns about the origins of soul food in this powerful picture book that celebrates African American cuisine and identity from an award-winning author.Know what I like most about Grandmas kitchen?More than jambalaya? More than sweet potato pie? Even more than pralines?Grandmas stories! Every meal Grandma cooks comes with a story.What will todays story be?While visiting her grandma in Louisiana, nine-year-old Frances is excited to help prepare the New Years Day meal. She listens as Grandma tells stories—dating back to the Atlantic Slave Trade—about the food for their feast. Through these stories, Frances learns not only about the ingredients and the dishes they are making but about her ancestors and their history as well. A celebration of the stories that connect us, this picture book urges us to think about the foods we eat and why we eat them. This book was inspired by the authors own childhood and includes her familys very own recipe for pralines in the back! Author Biography Glenda Armand has had a long career as a teacher and school librarian and enjoys writing picture-book biographies that inspire children to dream big. Glenda is the author of the award-winning Love Twelve Miles Long, Iras Shakespeare Dream, and Song in a Rainstorm: The Story of Musical Prodigy Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins. When not writing or practicing the piano, Glenda tends a garden full of succulents and roses. She lives in Los Angeles, California, and you can learn more about her at glenda-armand.com.Steffi Walthall lives in Sterling, Virginia, and is heavily inspired by mythology, history, film, and science fiction. When working she focuses on crafting a diverse range of characters and unique stories. Steffi is the illustrator of Moving Forward by Chris Barton and Aintt Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Round by Kathleen J. Kirkwood. In her free time, you can find her listening to Dungeons & Dragons podcasts or playing video games (badly). For more information about Steffi, please visit SteffiWalthallArt.com. Details ISBN0593486153 Author Steffi Walthall Short Title Black-Eyed Peas and Hoghead Cheese Pages 40 Language English Year 2022 Illustrator Steffi Walthall ISBN-10 0593486153 ISBN-13 9780593486153 Publication Date 2022-09-06 Subtitle A Story of Food, Family, and Freedom Publisher Random House USA Inc Format Hardcover Imprint Crown Books for Young Readers Place of Publication NY Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2022-09-06 NZ Release Date 2022-09-06 US Release Date 2022-09-06 UK Release Date 2022-09-06 Illustrations FULL COLOR Audience Age 4-8 DEWEY 813.6 Audience Children / Juvenile We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137078695;

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