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jess_mango's review against another edition
4.0
A picture book about the quintessential Native American food fry bread and everything that it is and everything that it evokes. A nice book to add to any diverse childrens book collection.
skyturtles's review against another edition
5.0
Fry bread is complicated, and this children's book can be enjoyed by all ages. I learned a lot, thank you!
kaiteayu's review against another edition
4.0
I am reading multiple children's books for my children's literature class and will post small sections of the assignment I turned in.
*spoilers*
Kevin Noble Maillard wrote “Fry Bread” as a debut author who won the Sibert medal and the American Indian Youth Literature Honor. Kevin is a law professor and journalist who focuses on illuminating “hidden” stories, especially about families and culture, which his work reflects. When he was younger, his aunts made the fry bread, but he eventually took on the role to continue the tradition and pass the history down to his children. “Fry Bread” is about the togetherness of Native Americans and their joined history. Every page has many unique people, many of which are children that resemble the Native American children today who will recognize themselves in the piece of literature. Throughout his career, he had learned to capture the authenticity of stories and broadcast them to the uneducated public. Maillard had many reasons to write the book, “Fry Bread.” His son, who was two years old at the time, had limited literature to read and learn from. Much of those available during the time were not written by indigenous people, included harmful stereotypes, or didn’t focus on educating the reader of the culture. As a father, he realized that his child and many other children will struggle to be seen in the literature.
*spoilers*
Kevin Noble Maillard wrote “Fry Bread” as a debut author who won the Sibert medal and the American Indian Youth Literature Honor. Kevin is a law professor and journalist who focuses on illuminating “hidden” stories, especially about families and culture, which his work reflects. When he was younger, his aunts made the fry bread, but he eventually took on the role to continue the tradition and pass the history down to his children. “Fry Bread” is about the togetherness of Native Americans and their joined history. Every page has many unique people, many of which are children that resemble the Native American children today who will recognize themselves in the piece of literature. Throughout his career, he had learned to capture the authenticity of stories and broadcast them to the uneducated public. Maillard had many reasons to write the book, “Fry Bread.” His son, who was two years old at the time, had limited literature to read and learn from. Much of those available during the time were not written by indigenous people, included harmful stereotypes, or didn’t focus on educating the reader of the culture. As a father, he realized that his child and many other children will struggle to be seen in the literature.
misspippireads's review against another edition
5.0
This is a lovely book!
At storytime, I trimmed some of the text for each paragraph because the group was large and young in age. I tried to capture and share the words that built the main sentence of each page. It's a wonderful family story that also includes a recipe for fry bread in the back of the book.
It's definitely a great book for elementary students. You can make bread together and dive into all the author's notes in the back. You can also read the list of tribes at the front and back of the book. "Athe the time of this book's publication ... We researched or reached out to each nation listed here to confirm the common usage of their tribal name. We wanted to be as accurate as possible and to include tribes in the process."
2022 storytime theme: Ancestor Appreciation Day
Reviewed from a library copy.
At storytime, I trimmed some of the text for each paragraph because the group was large and young in age. I tried to capture and share the words that built the main sentence of each page. It's a wonderful family story that also includes a recipe for fry bread in the back of the book.
It's definitely a great book for elementary students. You can make bread together and dive into all the author's notes in the back. You can also read the list of tribes at the front and back of the book. "Athe the time of this book's publication ... We researched or reached out to each nation listed here to confirm the common usage of their tribal name. We wanted to be as accurate as possible and to include tribes in the process."
2022 storytime theme: Ancestor Appreciation Day
Reviewed from a library copy.
juliejolly150's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
ralphiereads76's review against another edition
5.0
I love how the illustrator depicted all differently-melanated Native people throughout this book.
susanreadstheworld's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
skylarkochava's review against another edition
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.
cupsofteaandnovels's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.5