Remarkable in balancing the shared delights of extended family with onerous ancestral legacy, Maillard both celebrates and bears witness to his no-single-recipe-fits-all community. Readers will learn how making fry bread is an important part of the Native American culture and it is. This book is rich with figurative language as the author describes what fry bread is, what it looks like and what it tastes like. augments the simple, sincere verses with illuminating edification for older readers. Kevin Noble Maillard’s book, Fry Bread, teaches readers about the Native American tradition of making fry bread. “An affecting picture book that features family and friends gathering, creating and enjoying fry bread together. “Rich with smells and sounds, Fry Bread radiates with Native American pride, the sharing of traditions and the love of family.” Sibert Medal for the most distinguished informational book for children published in 2019. The informational text and expressive drawings give it broad appeal.” PHILADELPHIA Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal, author and illustrator of Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story were named the winners of the 2020 Robert F. “This warm and charming book shows and affirms Native lives. Maillard and Martinez-Neal bring depth, detail, and whimsy to this Native American food story, with text and illustrations depicting the diversity of indigenous peoples, the role of continuity between generations, and the adaptation over time of people, place, and tradition.” “Fry Bread celebrates the thing itself and much, much more. Fry bread is much more than food, as this book amply demonstrates.” Told in lively and powerful verse by debut author Kevin Noble Maillard, Fry Bread is an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family, vibran. Through this topic that includes the diversity of so many Native peoples in a single story, Maillard (Mekusukey Seminole) promotes unity and familiarity among nations.

“With buoyant, heartfelt illustrations that show the diversity in Native America, the book tells the story of a post-colonial food, a shared tradition across the North American continent. “A wonderful and sweet book takes a staple food of many tribes across the country and uses it to think about family, history, memory and community. “Through the story and the book's beautiful pictures, Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal capture the complexity of native identity.”

Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard