Our Little Kitchen
CCBC Review:
A small biracial child and white woman burst through the door of a kitchen where a Black woman and a light-skinned pony-tailed man are getting ready to cook. With each page turn, more people enter and begin to chop, stir, peel, and sizzle whatever ingredients they have to prepare a community meal. Short couplets are paired seamlessly with dialogue bubbles and bright-hued illustrations showing many aspects of diversity among the neighbors—race, ethnicity, size, and age. Several different kinds of disability are also depicted, including the woman in charge of the kitchen, who uses a cane. What at first seems to be a frenzied chaos soon reveals an order and a purpose, a coming together in camaraderie and community. ©2021 Cooperative Children’s Book Center
Illustrated by Jillian Tamaki
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 3-6
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Community
Cooperation
Food and Cooking
Diversity subject:
Multicultural General
Publisher:
Abrams
Publish Year: 2020
Pages: 40
ISBN: 9781419746550
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Tamaki