| Peeny Butter Fudge Contributor(s): Morrison, Toni (Author), Morrison, Slade (Author), Cepeda, Joe (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1416983325 ISBN-13: 9781416983323 Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: A Nobel Prize-winning author teams with her son for this lively ode to a day spent with Nana. Includes Toni Morrison's family fudge recipe. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Date & Time |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2008052267 |
| Lexile Measure: 470 |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 8.88" W x 11.26" (0.91 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 134087 Reading Level: 1.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Snuggle, snuggle. Time to rest. Nana joins us in her nest. There is no one like Nana in the whole wide world. She is the best. Nana knows how to take an ordinary afternoon and make it extra special Nap time, story time, and playtime are transformed by fairies, dragons, dancing, and pretending -- and then mixing and fixing yummy, yummy fudge just like Nana and Mommy did not so many years ago.... Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison and her son Slade tell a story of what really goes on when Nana is left in charge |
Contributor Bio(s): Morrison, Toni: - Toni Morrison (1931-2019) was a Nobel Prize-winning American author, editor, and professor. Her contributions to the modern canon are numerous. Some of her acclaimed titles include: The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, and Beloved, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988. She won the Nobel Prize for Literature 1993.Morrison, Slade: - Slade Morrison was born in Ohio and educated in New York City. He studied art at SUNY Purchase and collaborated with his mother, Toni Morrison, on five books for children.Cepeda, Joe: - Joe Cepeda is the illustrator of many award-winning picture books, including Peeny Butter Fudge and The Tortoise or the Hare by Toni Morrison and Slade Morrison, What a Truly Cool World by Julius Lester, Mice and Beans by Pam Muñoz Ryan, and Gracias the Thanksgiving Turkey by Joy Cowley. Mr. Cepeda received his BFA in illustration from California State University, Long Beach. His illustrations have appeared in publications such as the Los Angeles Times; Buzz, Inc. Magazine; and Latina Magazine. |