OnHereWeeRead’s2021UltimateListofDiverseChildren’sBooks!PublisherWeeklyStarredReview!“WarmdigitalartbySoutherlandmakesexcellentuseoflightandshadow,andoffersalovelyportraitofanexpressivefamilywithvaryinghairstylesandbodytypes.Thishopeful,mouthwateringnarrativeshowcasestenderfamilyrapport.“ThisjoyfulpicturebooktapsintotherichAfricanAmericantraditionoffamilyreunions,withdeliciousfoodattheheartofthecelebration.PerfectforfansoftheCaldecottHonorBookGoingDownHomewithDaddybyKellyStarlingLyons.Onceayear,eachofRuby’srelativespreparesaspecialdishtoshareattheirfamilyreunion.Daddycallsittheir“signaturedish“--andRubywantsoneofherown.Shewandersthroughthebustlingkitchenlookingforinspiration.AsshewatchesPop-Pop’schickensizzlingintheskillet,UncleGslicingonions,andAuntieBilliecookingcornonthehotgrill,shewondersifshe’sjusttooyoungtohaveasignaturedish.That’swhenshefindsit--theperfectsolution!AngelaDalton’swarmtextisperfectlypairedwithJesteniaSoutherland’sbeautifulartinthissweetpicturebook,filledwiththetendernessandwarmthofthismultigenerationalextendedfamilyandthefoodtheyshare.
