{"product_id":"emeka-eat-egusi","title":"Emeka, Eat Egusi!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom award-winning author Candice Iloh and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eillustrator Bea Jackson comes a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003epicture 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmeka’s favorite food is jollof rice. He eats it \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eevery\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eday. “Emeka, come and try this egusi!” Mama and Papa urge. But orange rice is what Emeka knows. He doesn’t want anything different.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen 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 be…good?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCandice Iloh\u003c\/strong\u003e is a first-generation Nigerian American writer whose books center home. A National Book Award Finalist and two-time Printz Honoree, their young adult novels include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEvery Body Looking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBreak This House\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSalt the Water\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. They are a proud alum of the Rhode Island Writers Colony and have earned fellowships from Lambda Literary, VONA, Kimbilio Fiction, and the PEW Center for Arts \u0026amp; Heritage. Currently a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania and formerly a high school creative writing teacher, they have taught young people of every age. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEmeka, Eat Egusi!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is their debut picture book. Visit Candice online at CandiceIloh.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBea (Brittany) Jackson\u003c\/strong\u003e is the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bestselling and award-winning illustrator of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eParker Looks Up\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eParker Shines On\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as the author-illustrator of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLily’s Dream\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the Fairies Welcome series. She attended the College for Creative Studies and was a grand prize winner of the L. Ron Hubbard’s Illustrator of the Future Contest. In addition to her work as a children’s book artist and a character and concept artist, Bea’s art has been featured on books and comic covers as well as in various magazines. She lives in Detroit, Michigan. 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