Fry Bread

About this book

Winner of the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book MedalAn American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor Winner"A wonderful and sweet book . . . Lovely stuff." --The New York Times Book Review Told in lively and powerful verse by debut author Kevin Noble Maillard, Fry Bread is an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family, vibrantly illustrated by Pura Belpre Award winner and Caldecott Honoree Juana Martinez-Neal. Fry bread is food.It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate. Fry bread is time.It brings families together for meals and new memories. Fry bread is nation.It is shared by many, from coast to coast and beyond. Fry bread is us.It is a celebration of old and new, traditional and modern, similarity and difference. A Charlotte Huck Recommended BookA Publishers Weekly Best Picture BookA Kirkus Reviews Best Picture BookA School Library Journal Best Picture BookA Booklist Editor's ChoiceA Shelf Awareness Best Children's BookA Goodreads Choice Award SemifinalistA Chicago Public Library Best of the Best BookA National Public Radio (NPR) Best BookAn NCTE Notable Poetry BookA NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young PeopleA ALA Notable Children's BookAn ILA Notable Book for a Global Society Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year ListOne of NPR's 100 Favorite Books for Young ReadersNominee, Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice AwardNominee, Illinois Monarch Award