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ralphiereads76's review
5.0
I love how the illustrator depicted all differently-melanated Native people throughout this book.
skylarkochava's review
5.0
Sweet book, but harder for my kids to "get" since I haven't yet found kosher-certified fry bread. But I always point it out when we go to powwows - the tons of ways it's prepared both sweet and savory, and how pervasive it is at every food stand. Also I linked it to similar foods from our own heritage as European-American Jews - challah is the obvious choice but also compared to our fried Chanukah foods like latkes and sufganiyot.
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informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.5
carolineinthelibrary's review
5.0
A beautiful, almost poetic book about the history and love for fry bread. I loved the diverse illustrations in this book and would absolutely use this for a storytime!
tinynavajo's review
5.0
I grew up with fry bread made both by my nali and my mother, who is white but learned from my nali. And fry is as different from batch to batch, recipe to recipe, as we are as people and Native Americans. I think as we have more books like this and more books about different types of people, then we need to allow for differences in bread. And I need to learn my family's recipe.
lattelibrarian's review
4.0
With an expository narrative and colored pencil illustrations, Fry Bread explores a Native American cultural staple and how it is shared across communities. It's shared between child and adult, a staple both old and new, and between many tribes and reservations. This is a beautiful book that celebrates as well as explains its importance. In the backmatter is a recipe so that families reading this at home can try out the titular food!
Overall, a fantastic book that allows for cultural exploration and celebration. Great for grades K-2.
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Overall, a fantastic book that allows for cultural exploration and celebration. Great for grades K-2.
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in_and_out_of_the_stash's review
3.0
I'm not sure at what age group this book is aimed hence my 3* rating. Pre-K and first grader didn't like it.
The author's note was very interesting and written at a higher level than the book.
The author's note was very interesting and written at a higher level than the book.
johnnymacaroni's review
5.0
I love everything about this book! It's a lovely look at family and comfort and tradition (even if there are many ways to make fry bread!). The illustrations are wonderful and I loved the extensive author's notes. I learned so much and appreciate all the work that went into creating this book.