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I enjoyed the story of the young Alexander learning to prep food, and then cook on his own. The oil paint illustrations were very nice, but they made Alexander look super skinny. However, they did an excellent job of matching and extending the text. This book reminded me somewhat of Soul Food Sunday by Winsome Bingham (2021).
This is a picture book of a young Alexander Hamilton who is now a recognizable name for very young children. The story is focused on family time spent together in and after church. Frank Morrison's illustrations are big and flowing and warm and wonderful, of course. I have gone over these illustrations several time with and without the text. Frank Morrison is a wonder and a treasured illustrator of picture books for my students.
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Beautiful story about a family's Sunday dinners. Alexander has been doing a lot of little things like picking vegetables, peeling the vegetables, chopping onions, stirring the gravy. Alexander is unhappy that his father is enthusiastic about dessert, but doesn't seem to really appreciate the rest of the meal. Then on week Alexander was allowed to "grace the table GORGEOUS ILLUSTRATIONS!
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Another book for my food and memory writing unit
Maybe a 3.5, for a boy cooking and African American characters, but it didn't really grab me.
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I love the Frank Morrison illustrations and the language does not interfere with the beauty. The physical size may make it hard to use as a read aloud, but it will probably be worth the effort.
Jul 25, 2024
Wendy Garland
marked it as to-read
Feb 20, 2025
Matthew
marked it as to-read
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