Freedom Soup by Jacqueline Alcantara, Tami Charles
Published by Candlewick Press on December 10, 2019
ISBN: 0763689777
Pages: 32
Genres: Realistic Fiction
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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Haitians everywhere ring in the New Year by making and eating Freedom Soup. This book is a celebration of that tradition, it’s origins, and it’s place in the modern world. Belle works with and helps her Ti Gran to prepare the tradition a soup while her Ti Gran tells her the story of how it came to be. The illustrations are wonderful and compliment the story well. They really embody the culture of this book and help the reader to connect.

This book does a wonderful job of celebrating the Haitian tradition, the components of the soup, and the community aspect of it all. A recommended purchase for libraries looking to expand the diversity of their picture book collection.

Reviewed by Jessie Trafton, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta, ME