7/4/2023 0 Comments Twelve dinging doorbellsAuthor Tameka Fryer Brown’s cumulative rhyme is impossible to resist, and the humorous details in Ebony Glenn’s cut-paper collage will welcome readers to this party again and again. Written to the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” Twelve Dinging Doorbells is exuberant. Just when all seems lost and there’s no more pie, Granny pulls out a sweet surprise. As tables fill with baked macaroni and cheese, chitlins, and other sides a-steaming, she and Granny move the pie to keep it intact. The task becomes tricker as the room grows with dancing and card games and pie cravings. Written to the tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas, Twelve Dinging Doorbells is exuberant. But all our main character can think about is the sweet potato pie Granny makes just for her. Author Tameka Fryer Brown’s cumulative rhyme is impossible to resist, and the humorous details in Ebony Glenn’s cut-paper collage will welcome readers to this party again and again. Forthcoming titles from Tameka include Twelve Dinging Doorbells (Kokila/PRH, 2022), Shirley Chisholm: Not Done Yet (Millbrook Press/Lerner, 2022), and That Flag (HarperCollins, 2023). A cumulative all-holiday carol packed to the brim with family, food, love, and Black joy, especially perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, graduations, and all family celebrations.Įvery holiday, aunties, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and neighbors come over to eat, sing, and celebrate life. Written to the tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas, Twelve Dinging Doorbells is exuberant.
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