Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Award Winner)

Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Award Winner) - Hardcover

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Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Award Winner) - Hardcover

Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Award Winner) - Hardcover

by Oge Mora
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Book Overview

A Caldecott Honor Book

In this cozy, sweet story perfect for fans of Last Stop on Market Street as well as for the Thanksgiving season, a generous woman is rewarded by her community. A Spanish edition, Gracias, Omu!, is also available.

Everyone in the neighborhood dreams of a taste of Omu's delicious stew! One by one, they follow their noses toward the scrumptious scent. And one by one, Omu offers a portion of her meal. Soon the pot is empty. Has she been so generous that she has nothing left for herself?

Debut author-illustrator Oge Mora brings to life a heartwarming story of sharing and community in colorful cut-paper designs as luscious as Omu's stew, with an extra serving of love. An author's note explains that "Omu" (pronounced AH-moo) means "queen" in the Igbo language of her parents, but growing up, she used it to mean "Grandma." This book was inspired by the strong female role models in Oge Mora's life.

Don't miss Saturday, also written and illustrated by Oge Mora!
ISBN9780316431248
Author Oge Mora
PublisherLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers
GenreChildren and Family
FormatHardcover
PublishedOctober 2018
LanguageENG- English
Pages40
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids
Print SizeStandard Print

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Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Award Winner)

Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Award Winner) - Hardcover

Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Award Winner) - Hardcover

By Oge Mora

About Oge Mora

Oge Mora is also the author and artist of Saturday, and she has illustrated The Oldest Student by Rita Lorraine Hubbard and Everybody in the Red Brick Building by Anne Wynter. She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in illustration. When not painting in her studio, Oge is in the kitchen cooking her late grandmother's recipes. Her first picture book, Thank You, Omu!, was a Caldecott Honor, a New York Times Notable Book and Editors' Choice, and a Junior Library Guild selection. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and invites you to visit her website at www.ogemora.com.

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