Family Feast!
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
From the award-winning author and illustrator of Standing in the Need of Prayer comes a joyous picture book about an intergenerational Black family cooking a delicious feast and appreciating their quality time together.
Aunts, uncles, cousins, all pitch in.
Hustle, bustle in the kitchen.
Catching up, shooting the breeze,
sharing stories and recipes.
When it comes to a family feast, it’s all hands on deck! Big Ma and Pops have been up early in anticipation of everyone’s arrival. Aunts, uncles, and cousins gather from all over to help prepare their big meal. Clanging pots, chopping vegetables, sharing recipes, and swiping little treats are part of the fun! After the cooking is done, all of the relatives come together to pray, eat, and enjoy their special moment as a family.
Newbery Honor and Children's Literature Legacy Award winner Carole Boston Weatherford and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner Frank Morrison deliver a heartwarming peek at the love and the chaos that ensue when a family comes together and connects through food.
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Boston Weatherford and Morrison reteam for this joyful celebration of food, family, and tradition. Rhythmic lines describe Big Ma and Pops rising at five a.m. to begin preparations for an intergenerational Black family's unspecified gathering. As relatives trickle in from all directions, everyone lends a hand. A warm, saturated color palette evokes the cozy chaos of a bustling kitchen, while layered details create a sensory feast on every page. Adults catch up while children revel in the delicious commotion as a refrain reads, "Tastes like home when family meet;/ a bond so warm, so strong, so sweet." After the slicing of a turkey, and a heartfelt prayer shown from a bird's-eye view, the family assembles to enjoy one another's company. The joy lingers long after dessert across this soulful tribute to legacy, love, and familial gatherings. Ages 4–8.
