Twelve Dinging Doorbells
$36.33
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
8 November 2022
Summary
A cumulative all-holiday carol packed to the brim with family, food, love, and Black joy, especially perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, graduations, and all family celebrations.
Every holiday, aunties, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and neighbors come over to eat, sing, and celebrate life. But all our main character can think about is the sweet potato pie Granny makes just for her. As tables fill with baked macaroni and cheese, chitlins, and other sides a-steaming, she and Granny mo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781984815170 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1984815172 |
| Author: | Tameka Fryer Brown, Ebony Glenn |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | G.P.Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers' |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 8 November 2022 |
| Weight: | 466g |
| Dimensions: | 238mm x 289mm x 9mm |
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Critics Review
Praise for Twelve Dinging Doorbells:
A Amazon Best Book of the Year 2022
A Children’s Book Council Favorite Picture Books
A Golden Kite nominee
A Fuse 8 2022 Transcendent Holiday Picture Books
A Children’s Book Council Children’s and Young Adult Favorites
★ “This vibrant celebration of African American families, fun, and culture will be a great addition to library collections.”
—School Library Journal, starred review
★ “A new classic.”
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ “Revamping ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ to sweetly bustling effect, Fryer Brown pens a lively refrain…It’s a lovingly chaotic portrayal with a pleasingly ample feel.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
About The Author
Tameka Fryer Brown
Tameka Fryer Brown wrote Around Our Way on Neighbor’s Day, My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood, and Brown Baby Lullaby. She is also a contributor to The Brown Bookshelf, an award-winning website dedicated to highlighting Black children’s authors and illustrators. She is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Ebony Glenn is an Atlanta-based illustrator. She has a passion for the arts, great storytelling, making new things, and advocating for more diverse narratives in children’s books. Ebony is the proud recipient of the 2018 Wonders of Childhood Focus Fellowship given by AIR Serenbe, a nonprofit artist residency program of the Serenbe Institute.
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