"Rice and okra soup: Sam’s auntie from Liberia made it, and it’s Dad’s favorite. Mom, homegrown in Minnesota, made spaghetti and meatballs. And Sam? He’s just hungry, but no matter what he chooses to eat, someone will be disappointed. Caught in the middle of his family’s African and American food fight, Sam gets a little help from his grumbling stomach—and readers of this seriously funny book by Shannon Gibney get a peek at cultures colliding in a family kitchen that work out in a very delicious way. Charly Palmer’s vibrant and captivating illustrations make this gentle lesson in getting along a bright and colorful visual feast as well." -- publisher
Themes & Content
- Genres
- Fiction
- Central Theme Categories
- Race/Culture/Identity Concepts
- Settings
- Unspecified
- Ethnicity
- Liberian
- Unspecified
- Immigration Representation
- Children of Immigrants/Second Generation
- Immigrants
- Gender Representation
- Boys/Men
- Girls/Women
- Race / Culture
- Black/African/African American
- Character Prominence
- Dominant Main
- Secondary
- Illustrator Lived Experience
- Illustrator shares race/culture with main characters
