SHORTLISTED FOR THE INCLUSIVE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AWARDS 2024. A Caribbean celebration of family and food - with a spicy twist! There is not a better smell in the world than Ajee's Cook-up rice. The kitchen fills with the smell of coconut, garlic and spices. Faruq loves his grandmother Ajee, and he loves her cooking. In fact, Faruq would like to cook too - he wants to be a chef, but Ajee says he has to be a doctor like his father. But one day when Ajee is too ill to make the family feast, with the help of his neighbour Mrs ...
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE INCLUSIVE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AWARDS 2024. A Caribbean celebration of family and food - with a spicy twist! There is not a better smell in the world than Ajee's Cook-up rice. The kitchen fills with the smell of coconut, garlic and spices. Faruq loves his grandmother Ajee, and he loves her cooking. In fact, Faruq would like to cook too - he wants to be a chef, but Ajee says he has to be a doctor like his father. But one day when Ajee is too ill to make the family feast, with the help of his neighbour Mrs Joseph, Faruq picks some hot wiri wiri chilli peppers and cooks up a banquet. Preparing food for his family fills Faruq's heart with love - and sets a different course for his future. This sumptuous story celebrates Caribbean culture and food through Sophia Payne's distinct voice that is reflective of her Indo-Guyanese heritage and is brought to life by Sandhya Prabhat's beautiful artwork. It also includes a recipe for Guyanese Lime cookies for you to try at home!
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Colourful and Sweet, Subverting Gender Expectation
Faruq and the Wiri Wiri is a very sweet children's books about food, curiosity and gender expectations.
I was overjoyed opening the book when it arrived, it is so colourful and beautifully printed. The illustrations are all creative and detailed, perfect for little eyes to roam and discover.
I love children's books which feature different countries, and introduce kids to places and concepts they may not have encountered before. It's also lovely to think of children with Guyanese heritage finding a book where they can see themselves and their family's culture reflected.
The gender expectations in this book are gently subverted, in a sweet and unoffensive way. I would give this as a gift without worrying about how it would be received.
Even as an adult I feel that I benefited from learning a little about the Guyanese food culture from this sweet book, and look forward to trying spicy barley soup and lime cookies!
Highly recommended.
