Peeny Butter Fudge

Snuggle, snuggle.
Time to rest.
Nana joins us in her nest.

There is no one like Nana in the whole wide world. She is thebest.Nana knows how to take an ordinary afternoon and make it extra special! Nap time, story time, and playtime are transformed by fairies, dragons, dancing, and pretending — and then mixing and fixing yummy, yummy fudge just like Nana and Mommy did not so many years ago….

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison and her son Slade tell a story of what really goes on when Nana is left in charge!

Toni Morrison (19312019) wasa Nobel Prizewinning American author, editor, and professor. Her contributions to the modern canon are numerous. Some of her acclaimed titles include:The Bluest Eye,Song of Solomon, andBeloved, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988. She won the 1993 Nobel Prize for Literature.
Slade Morrison was born in Ohio and educated in New York City. He studied art at SUNY Purchase and collaborated with his mother, Toni Morrison, on their books for children.
Joe Cepeda is the illustrator of many award-winning picture books, includingPeeny Butter FudgeandThe Tortoise or the Hareby Toni Morrison and Slade Morrison,What a Truly Cool Worldby Julius Lester,Mice and Beansby Pam Muoz Ryan, andGracias the Thanksgiving Turkeyby Joy Cowley. Mr. Cepeda received his BFA in illustration from California State University, Long Beach. His illustrations have appeared in publications such as theLos Angeles Times;Buzz, Inc.; andLatina.

• Publisher: A Paula Wiseman Book/Beach Lane Books
• Publish Date: September 15, 2009
• Pages: 32
• Language: English
• Type: Hardcover
• EAN/UPC: 9781416983323
• Dimensions: 11 in H | 8.5 in W | 0.4 in T | 1 lb Wt
• BISAC Categories: Kids