And yet each illustration is also grounded in reality, showcasing a Black family celebrating a heritage of soul food and passing it down to the next generation. The technique of laying color against color without the use of strong borders between shapes lends to a soft, almost dreamlike quality. The characters are wonderfully warm and alive, showcasing a wide variety of skin tones, body sizes, and hair styles. I want to take a moment to just appreciate the liveliness of Jestenia Southerland’s artwork.
This tale of determination, persistence, and intergenerational family love makes Ruby’s Reunion Day Dinner a definite treat. Luckily Ruby doesn’t give up and discovers her own special talent to share at her family dinner. Ruby is excited to celebrate a family reunion but is told again and again – and again and again – that she’s too young to help with the preparations. While it’s definitely a summertime story, the theme of family reuniting over a large meal also fits with American Thanksgiving right around the corner. Uhura.Īngela lives in Oakland, CA, where she is a member of a social justice and #OwnVoices picture book author and illustrator collective. Learn more about Angela here.Ruby’s Reunion Day Dinner has been in our library’s new book section for the past few months, but I only recently got around to reviewing it. TO BOLDLY GO tells the story of “Star Trek” star Nichelle Nichols, and of a child who treasured family time with her parents in front of the TV reveling in the adventures of Lt. SHOW THE WORLD asks kids what they will do, say or create to express who they are, whether by painting a mural, performing a poem, inventing something out-of-this-world or in any number of other marvelous ways. What can she contribute to the feast? Find out in RUBY’S REUNION DAY DINNER! Ruby wants her own “signature dish,” but she’s too small to work at the hot stove or grill or to cut up the onions.
Every auntie, uncle and cousin has a special dish they make to share with the family. Reunion Day is the day each year that all the family gathers to make a soul food dinner.
TO BOLDLY GO (HarperCollins Lauren Semmer, illustrator) SHOW THE WORLD (Philomel Daria Peoples-Riley, illustrator) RUBY’S REUNION DAY DINNER (HarperCollins Jestenia Southerland, illustrator)
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