{"product_id":"french-toast-paperback","title":"French Toast - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKari-Lynn Winters\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFran輟is Thisdale\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Simply told and cleverly imagined, \u003ci\u003eFrench Toast is a great starting point for talking to young children about race, diversity, and respect.\" --\u003ci\u003eQuill and Quire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e★ Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhoebe--half Jamaican, half French-Canadian--hates her school nickname of \"French Toast.\" So she is mortified when, out on a walk with her Jamaican grandmother, she hears a classmate shout it out at her. To make things worse, Nan-Ma, who is blind, wants an explanation of the name. How can Phoebe describe the color of her skin to someone who has never seen it? \"Like tea, after you've added the milk,\" she says. And her father? \"Like warm banana bread.\" And Nan-Ma herself? She is like maple syrup poured over...well...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFrench Toast\u003c\/i\u003e, Kari-Lynn Winters uses favorite foods from both of Phoebe's cultures to celebrate the varied skin tones of her family. Fran輟is Thisdale's imaginative illustrations fill the landscape with whimsy and mouthwatering delight as Phoebe realizes her own resilience and takes ownership of her nickname proudly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKari-Lynn Winters\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, poet, and performer. With over sixteen picture and poetry books published, she has won the British Columbia Book Prize silver medal twice, and been nominated numerous times for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize and the Chocolate Lily Awards. \u003ci\u003eBad Pirate\u003c\/i\u003e won the Rainforest of Reading Award. Kari-Lynn loves being in the classroom and now teaches drama in education at Brock University. She lives in St. Catharines, Ontario. Her most recent picture book is \u003ci\u003eOn the Line\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFran輟is Thisdale\u003c\/b\u003e's work blends traditional drawing and painting with digital imagery. He is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eMissing Nimama\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the TD Canadian Children's Book Award. \u003ci\u003eThe Stamp Collector\u003c\/i\u003e is on the IBBY Honor List, and \u003ci\u003eThat Squeak\u003c\/i\u003e was honor book for the IBBY Canada Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Picture Book Award. His \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-recommended title \u003ci\u003eBon Voyage, Mister Rodriguez\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for the same award. Fran輟is lives in Montreal, Quebec.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.15 x 9 x 10 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 17, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759138308384,"sku":"9781772782943","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/41f02cb3edda21f90b14ddc4cf27cbc7.webp?v=1780143182","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/french-toast-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}