Ruby's Reunion Day Dinner
- Subject
- Cooking & Food
- Age
- 3-5 years
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Size
- 28.2 cm Ă 23.1 cm
- ISBN
- 9780063015746
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Publisher Weekly Starred Review! "Warm digital art by Southerland makes excellent use of light and shadow, and offers a lovely portrait of an expressive family with varying hairstyles and body types. This hopeful, mouthwatering narrative showcases tender family rapport."
This joyful picture book taps into the rich African American tradition of family reunions, with delicious food at the heart of the celebration. Perfect for fans of the Caldecott Honor Book Going Down Home with Daddy by Kelly Starling Lyons.
Once a year, each of Rubyâs relatives prepares a special dish to share at their family reunion. Daddy calls it their âsignature dishââand Ruby wants one of her own. She wanders through the bustling kitchen looking for inspiration. As she watches Pop-Popâs chicken sizzling in the skillet, Uncle G slicing onions, and Auntie Billie cooking corn on the hot grill, she wonders if sheâs just too young to have a signature dish. Thatâs when she finds itâ the perfect solution!
Angela Daltonâs warm text is perfectly paired with Jestenia Southerlandâs beautiful art in this sweet picture book, filled with the tenderness and warmth of this multigenerational extended family and the food they share.
About the creators
Angela DaltonAuthor
Angela Dalton is a childrenâs book author living in Oakland, California. Her picture books include To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights, Rubyâs Reunion Day Dinner, Show the World!, and her award-winning debut, If You Look Up to the Sky. Visit her online at angeladalton.com.
Jestenia SoutherlandIllustrator
Jestenia Southerland is an illustrator living in Dover, Delaware. She received an MFA in illustration from Syracuse University and a BFA in film and television studies from Boston University. In her art, she aims to portray a sense of whimsy through bright colors, graphic shapes, and charming characters. Visit her online at citrusfoam.com.
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What reviewers said
"Warm digital art by Southerland makes excellent use of light and shadow, and offers a lovely portrait of an expressive family with varying hairstyles and body types. This hopeful, mouthwatering narrative showcases tender family rapport."
