Peeny Butter Fudge

Joyful exuberance abounds in this mother-son collaboration that celebrates family ties and the joys of eating peanut-butter fudge. Mother leaves her three children in the care of Nana with a long list of virtuous instructions (lunch: peas, carrot sticks, fish fingers) that seems imperiled by a grandmother who wears high-top red sneakers. And in danger they are. To a playfully rhyming text, the whole crew starts out with a nap, followed by a story, a potato-sack hop, a yummy lunch (biscuits and ham; no carrot sticks visible), dancing, games and finally the fudge recipe, which is a “family secret.” Mother returns and—thank goodness—memories (in misty black and white) of preparing that same recipe quickly erase her horror. show more Cepeda’s brightly rendered oil paints in hot shades of green, pink, blue and yellow can barely contain the mayhem and mess. A fast-paced read-aloud that celebrates intergenerational love with a mixing-bowl–ful of humor and just a teaspoon of irreverence. Fudge recipe included. (Picture book. 4-7)

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I see that most reviewers either loved or despised this. I, of course, see good about it and not so good. I love the exuberance, shown in pictures and text. I love that the fudge represents the tradition of generations of family. I don't love the rhyme as I find it hard to read.

I hope that the children usually eat more nutritiously (even mom's menu was nowhere near enough vegetables, and the kids are getting way too much sugar and sodium, setting themselves up for diabetes and high blood pressure, two banes of African Americans' health).

This is a vibrant book about three children who stay with their grandma while mom is away at work. Before she leaves, mom insist they eat healthy The author does a good job at bringing back my memories of my visits to my grandmother as a child. Before mom leaves she insist they eat healthy foods, but who can resist Nanna’s “ Peeny Butter Fudge”?

Mother drops the kids off at grandmother’s house with strict instructions on healthy things to eat and activity plans and a schedule. But after she leaves the other generations, Nana and the kids have some other things to do and cook and eat that were not on mother’s plans, and that they think will be a lot more fun!

This is a vibrant book about three children who stay with their
grandma while mom is away at work. Before she leaves, mom insist they
eat healthy

Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford;
February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019), known as Toni Morrison, was an American novelist
noted for her examination of Black experience (particularly Black female experience)
within the Black community. She received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993.
Slade Morrison was the late Toni Morrison’s son. He died at 45 years old
of pancreatic cancer in 2010

the book shares about a family and their family recipe peanut butter fudge, the adventures of making it and tasting it with family
ages 4-8 years old
source;pierce college library

The baby sister's name is Nana, she was making a yummy food, she sings to the kids sleep.The children love her a lot, also when she was sick. They tried to take care of her, finally the made peeny butter fudge together.
Age group 3
Pierce country library