Genhart Michael - May Your Life Be Deliciosa - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: A delicious and fortifying picture book inspired by award - winning author Michael Genhart's family and illustrated by Loris Lora May Your Life Be Deliciosa features the Mexican tradition of holiday tamale - making. A Pura Belpr Award Illustrator Honor Book What is the recipe? I ask. Abuela laughs. It is in my heart Rosie. I use mis ojos my eyes to measure. Mis manos my hands to feel. Mi boca my mouth to taste. My abuela gave it to me and I am giving it to you. Each year on Christmas Eve Rosie's abuela mam t a sister and cousins all gather together in Abuela's kitchen to make tamales cleaning corn husks chopping onions and garlic roasting chilis kneading cornmeal dough seasoning the filling and folding it all and tell stories. Rosie learns from her abuela not only how to make a delicious tamale but how to make a delicious life one filled with love plenty of spice and family. Drawing upon their own Latinx family experiences Genhart and Lora cook up a beautiful story of food and cultural identity rooted in family recipes storytelling and togetherness. Booklist (Starred Review) The warmth of family love and support wafts enticingly through this homage to tradition. Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
Title: May Your Life Be Deliciosa
Author(s): Genhart Michael, Loris Lora
Publisher: Cameron & Company Inc
Barcode: 9781951836221
Pages: 40 Pages
Publication Date: 9/14/2021
Category: Picture Storybooks