Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal (Roaring Brook Press, 2019)
Fry bread is food.
It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate.
Fry bread is time.
It brings families together for meals and new memories.
Fry bread is nation.
It is shared by many, from coast to coast and beyond.
Fry bread is us.
It is a celebration of old and new, traditional and modern, similarity and
difference.
About Kevin Noble Maillard
Kevin Noble Maillard is a member of the Seminole Nation, Mekusukey band and is originally from Oklahoma. He now lives in New York City.
His website is http://kevinmaillard.com/
About Juana Martinez-Neal
Juana Martinez-Neal is an illustrator and author and her previous publications include La Princesa and the Pea and Alma and How She Got Her Name, both of which were past Ladybug Picture Book Award nominees.
Her website is http://juanamartinezneal.com/
Activities & Links
- The Author’s Note in this book includes lots of background information about the activities and symbols that appear in the book.
- There is a recipe for Fry Bread included in the book. There is another one, with videos at https://www.thespruceeats.com/native-american-fry-bread-4045432
- The author and illustrator were guests on the Children’s Book Podcast in 2019. Listen at https://lgbpodcast.libsyn.com/kevin-noble-maillard-and-juana-martinez-neal
- School Library Journal featured this book in an article with LOTS of ideas for teaching this book. http://www.theclassroombookshelf.com/2020/02/fry-bread-a-native-american-family-story-a-love-letter-to-indigeneous-nations-and-communities/
- The
Anti-Defamation League created a discussion guide about this book for educators
(https://www.adl.org/media/13689/download)
and one for families (https://www.adl.org/media/13690/download)
- There was an interview with the author on New York’s WFUV. Listen at https://wfuv.org/content/fry-bread-celebrates-native-heritage
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