AWARDS and RECOGNITIONS
National Council for the Social Studies Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People List (2023)
Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Books of the Year List (2022)
Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Books To Inspire Budding Artists List (2022)
New York Public Library Best Books for Kids List (2022)
Gold Winner in the Picture Books category for the 2022 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards
3x3 International Illustration Show No.19 Honorable Mention (2022)
Foreword Reviews
“This is a delightful exploration of the dimensions of traditions, narrated by a charming, reluctant girl who is surprised to find herself missing borsch.”
“This is a delightful exploration of the dimensions of traditions, narrated by a charming, reluctant girl who is surprised to find herself missing borsch.”
The Horn Book Magazine
“Acrylic, pencil, and digital collage illustrations—featuring oversize vegetables and sunflowers, unusual angles and perspectives, and layers of texture—capture the story’s lighthearted quirkiness, its universality regarding picky eaters, and its cultural specificity, especially welcome today.”
“Acrylic, pencil, and digital collage illustrations—featuring oversize vegetables and sunflowers, unusual angles and perspectives, and layers of texture—capture the story’s lighthearted quirkiness, its universality regarding picky eaters, and its cultural specificity, especially welcome today.”
