![]() “We’ll go to the market first thing in the morning and let the ingredients speak to us,” Nanabarima continued… “Every ingredient has a story, but you have to know how to listen.” The ingredients of jollof rice speak to young Kofi in Sankofa: A Culinary Story of Resilience and Belonging, a Children’s Africana Book Award (CABA) Honor Picture Book for 2024. Author Eric Adjepong is a first generation Ghanaian American who was also a finalist on Bravo’s Top Chef. Lala Watkins is the illustrator. Adjepong even includes his recipe for jollof rice so you can have a classroom or family potluck, just like Kofi. CABA’s Best Picture Book for 2024 is Egyptian Lullaby, by Zeena Pliska, a kindergarten teacher who recalls the sounds outside her father’s apartment in Cairo: Auntie Fatma creates a lullaby out of those special Cairo sounds. ![]() Additional CABA Honor Picture Books include
![]() CABA also named two best chapter books and one honor book:
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In honor of Arab American Heritage Month in April, also explore the Arab American Book Awards from the Arab American National Museum and the Middle East Outreach Council Book Awards (MEOC). ![]()
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Let any of these titles be a forever-charged magic carpet,
whisking you to new tastes and cultures, new friends and adventures. No batteries required! |
Karen Leggett AbourayaArchives
October 2024
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