Description
A lively celebration of food and community from Caldecott Honoree Jillian Tamaki Tie on your apron! Roll up your sleeves!Pans are out, oven is hot, the kitchen's all ready!Where do we start?In this lively, rousing picture book from Caldecott Honoree Jillian Tamaki, a crew of resourceful neighbors comes together to prepare a meal for their community. With a garden full of produce, a joyfully chaotic kitchen, and a friendly meal shared at the table, Our Little Kitchen is a celebration of full bellies and looking out for one another. Bonus materials include recipes and an author's note about the volunteering experience that inspired the book.
Winner of an Eisner Award and now in board book, a lively celebration of food and community from Caldecott Honoree Jillian Tamaki
About the Author
Jillian Tamaki is an illustrator, author, and comics artist living in Toronto, Ontario. She is the co-creator, with her cousin Mariko Tamaki, of the young adult graphic novel This One Summer, which won a Caldecott Honor in 2015. She makes books and comics for people of all ages, including They Say Blue, a picture book about looking and thinking.
Reviews
Tamaki's latest is a delight for the senses, bursting with bright colors, enticing scents, and effervescent prose. * Kirkus Reviews *
Whether for appetizing story hours, classroom cooking, or inspiration to do good works, this book flows with a love for food and community. * School Library Journal *
Book Information
ISBN 9781419746567
Author Jillian Tamaki
Page Count 36
Imprint Abrams Appleseed
Publisher Abrams
Winner of an Eisner Award and now in board book, a lively celebration of food and community from Caldecott Honoree Jillian Tamaki
About the Author
Jillian Tamaki is an illustrator, author, and comics artist living in Toronto, Ontario. She is the co-creator, with her cousin Mariko Tamaki, of the young adult graphic novel This One Summer, which won a Caldecott Honor in 2015. She makes books and comics for people of all ages, including They Say Blue, a picture book about looking and thinking.
Reviews
**STARRED REVIEW**
"Loving ode to community... The sense of fellowship around making and sharing food is sure to hit home, and the undercurrent here-that not everyone can get the food they need-is an important reminder."
Tamaki's latest is a delight for the senses, bursting with bright colors, enticing scents, and effervescent prose. * Kirkus Reviews *
**STARRED REVIEW**
"By making the collaborative meal preparation visually brilliant, Tamaki injects energy into this life-giving celebration... Convey[s] the power of thrift, collective action, and community-building."
**STARRED REVIEW**
"A sense of effervescent improvisation pervades the tale, through its cookery details and the text's rhythm and design... Exudes vibrancy, warmth, individuality, and purpose."
Whether for appetizing story hours, classroom cooking, or inspiration to do good works, this book flows with a love for food and community. * School Library Journal *
Book Information
ISBN 9781419746567
Author Jillian Tamaki
Page Count 36
Imprint Abrams Appleseed
Publisher Abrams
