Tea cakes for Tosh /
Tosh has spent many days in the kitchen with his grandmother, Honey, watching her bake cookies and listening to tales of their slave ancestors, so when Honey's memory starts to fail, Tosh is able to help with the cookies and more. Includes a recipe for tea cakes.
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Lewis, E. B. 1956- illustrator. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2012] |
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| Summary: | Tosh has spent many days in the kitchen with his grandmother, Honey, watching her bake cookies and listening to tales of their slave ancestors, so when Honey's memory starts to fail, Tosh is able to help with the cookies and more. Includes a recipe for tea cakes. A young boy helps his beloved grandmother remember an important family story<br> <br> Tosh loves listening to Grandma Honey tell family stories. His favorite is about the special tea cakes that smell like vanilla and sunshine. They were great-great-great-great-grandma Ida's specialty when she was a cook in the big house of a plantation. Unlike Tosh, the slave children weren't allowed to have any of the treats, though Grandma Ida always found a way to put the sugary sweetness into their hands anyway. It was a promise and taste of freedom to come.<br> <br> Tosh knows this is an important story and he takes care to remember every word. And when grandma Honey begins to forget, he can return the gift of tea cakes and stories. A touching family tale, Tea Cakes for Tosh celebrates the important bond between grandchild and grandparent and the stories that make a family strong. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Awards: | 2013 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People. 2013 Phillis Wheatley Book Award. 2013 Skipping Stones Honor Award. Highly recommended title, Charlotte Zolotow Award Committee. 2013 CCBC Choices Award. |
| ISBN: | 9780399252136 0399252134 |
| Author Notes: | Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator E. B. Lewis lives in Folsom, New Jersey. |