Two starred reviews!

From award-winning author Candice Iloh andNew York Timesillustrator Bea Jackson comes ajovialheartfelt (Publishers Weekly, starred review)picture book celebration of traditional Nigerian home cooking and the surprising joys of trying new things, from the perspective of a boy on the autism spectrum.

Emekas favorite food is jollof rice. He eats iteveryday. Emeka, come and try this egusi! Mama and Papa urge. But orange rice is what Emeka knows. He doesnt want anything different.

Then one day, Emeka comes home from school to find Mama in the kitchen waiting for him to help her cook egusi. One by one, new things go into the pot. There are so many colors and smells and sounds! And Emeka is a great helper. Could it be that trying something new might actually begood?