| French Toast Contributor(s): Winters, Kari-Lynn (Author), Thisdale, François (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1772780065 ISBN-13: 9781772780062 Publisher: Pajama Press OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 630 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 10.4" W x 9.1" (0.90 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Self-Esteem - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Phoebe--half Jamaican, half French-Canadian--hates her school nickname of "French Toast." So she is mortified when, out on a walk with her Jamaican grandmother, she hears a classmate shout it out at her. To make things worse, Nan-Ma, who is blind, wants an explanation of the name. How can Phoebe describe the color of her skin to someone who has never seen it? "Like tea, after you've added the milk," she says. And her father? "Like warm banana bread." And Nan-Ma herself? She is like maple syrup poured over...well... In French Toast, Kari-Lynn Winters uses descriptions of favorite foods from both of Phoebe's cultures to celebrate the varied skin tones of her family. Fran ois Thisdale's imaginative illustrations fill the landscape with whimsy and mouthwatering delight as Phoebe realizes her own resilience and takes ownership of her nickname proudly. |
Contributor Bio(s): Thisdale, Francois: - François Thisdale's work blends traditional drawing and painting with digital imagery using collage, acrylic, watercolour, and computer manipulation. He is the illustrator of The Stamp Collector, which is on the International Board on Books for Young People's Honor List. He has also won a Notable Books for a Global Society Award, the TD Children's Book Award, and the Crystal Kite Award. François' books have been finalists for the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, and the Willow Awards. François lives in Montreal, Quebec.Winters, Kari-Lynn: - Kari-Lynn Winters is an author, poet, and performer. With over sixteen picture and poetry books published, she has won the British Columbia Book Prize silver medal twice, and been nominated numerous times for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize and the Chocolate Lily Awards. Bad Pirate won the Rainforest of Reading Award. Kari-Lynn loves being in the classroom and now teaches drama in education at Brock University. She lives in St. Catharines, Ontario. |