“Fantastic, Flavor-Filled Food Novels for Kids” by Catherine Hong

Hong says of A Place at the Table, “For all the novel’s sober themes, there’s a lightness and brightness to the story borne out by the girls’ spunky quest to win the contest. And Elizabeth’s delight at the scent of popping cumin seeds and the taste of aloo tikkis ‘sizzling with the aroma of cilantro and olive oil’ will tempt the palates of even die-hard chicken nugget loyalists.”

Check out all of the wonderful books in this review:

MEASURING UP
Written by Lily LaMotte
Illustrated by Ann Xu

A PLACE AT THE TABLE
By Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

AMERICAN AS PANEER PIE
By Supriya Kelkar

THE SURPRISING POWER OF A GOOD DUMPLING
By Wai Chim