In My Momma's Kitchen
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From Talking Pots Day, when the aunts all gather to make the biggest pot of soup in town, to gathering round Gran Lee’s stove on a cold winter afternoon, to serenades and stories late at night, when the rest of the world is asleep, “seems like everything good that happens in my house happens in my momma’s kitchen.” A celebration of African-American families and mommas everywhere, In My Momma’s Kitchen tells the story of a year’s events in everybody’s favorite room.From Talking Pots Day, when the aunts all gather to make the biggest pot of soup in town, to serenades and stories late at night, when the rest of the world is asleep, “seems like everything good that happens in my house happens in my momma’s kitchen.” A celebration of African-American life and the bonds that unite all families, generation after generation.
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Jerdine Nolen is the beloved author of many award-winning books, including Big Jabe; Thunder Rose, a Coretta Scott King Illlustrator Honor Book; and Hewitt Anderson’s Great Big Life, a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, all illustrated by Kadir Nelson. She is also the author of Eliza’s Freedom Road, illustrated by Shadra Strickland, which was an ALA/YALSA Best Fiction Nominee for Young Adults; Raising Dragons, illustrated by Elise Primavera, which received the Christopher Award; and Harvey Potter’s Balloon Farm, illustrated by Mark Buehner, which was made into a movie by the same name. Her other books include Calico Girl, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year, and Irene’s Wish, illustrated by A.G. Ford, which Kirkus Reviews called “delightful and memorable” in a starred review. Ms. Nolen is an educator and lives in Ellicott City, Maryland.
Colin Bootman was born in Trinidad. He moved to the United States when he was seven, but the vibrant palette of the Caribbean has always influenced his painting. In 2004, he received a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award. He lives in New York.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780064437868
- Publication Date
- April 10, 2001
- Publisher
- Amistad Books for Young Readers
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 1999
- Page Count
- 32
- Word Count
- 1595
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 93037433
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 46848701
- Lexile® Level
- AD650L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~P
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3.9
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 42391
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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