Tomatoes for Neela
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- Create Date：2021-09-02 10:51:30
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Padma Lakshmi
- ISBN：0593202708
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Summary
Neela loves cooking with her amma and writing down the recipes in her notebook。 It makes her feel closer to her paati who lives far away in India。 On Saturdays， Neela and Amma go to the green market and today they are buying tomatoes to make Paati's famous sauce。 But first， Neela needs to learn about all the different kinds of tomatoes they can pick from。 And as Neela and Amma cook together， they find a way for Paati to share in both the love and the flavors of the day。
Reviews
Sarah
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EARC provided by Edelweiss Plus This is a lovely story about the importance of family cooking traditions and recipes。 The illustrations are gorgeous， although I admit to being a huge fan of this artist’s work。
Pam
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I received an electronic ARC from Viking Books for Young Readers through Edelweiss+。Neela loves cooking with her mom。 They use a family cookbook that holds memories and love as it was her grandmother's。 Readers see them shop for tomatoes and then make sauce with the fresh ones to last for the winter。 The cooking is a fun focal point but the memories and generational connections are the meat of this story。 Lakshmi text captures the warmth and love in this family。 The illustrations are rich in det I received an electronic ARC from Viking Books for Young Readers through Edelweiss+。Neela loves cooking with her mom。 They use a family cookbook that holds memories and love as it was her grandmother's。 Readers see them shop for tomatoes and then make sauce with the fresh ones to last for the winter。 The cooking is a fun focal point but the memories and generational connections are the meat of this story。 Lakshmi text captures the warmth and love in this family。 The illustrations are rich in detail and offer further proof of the love and care in this shared activity。 。。。more
Gwen - Chew & Digest Books -
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Beautifully detailed illustrations make this stand out along with the message of family ties。
Jacqui
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3。5 includes a serious tomato chutney recipe
Cathy
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This picture book is beautifully illustrated and well written with thick description the richness of food without borders or walls。
Libby
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A delightful picture book that intertwines sharing family traditions， even when separated across the globe， with buying fresh local food， and cooking and eating healthfully。 Not destined to become a classic but good for one on one sharing with preschool age children。Review based on an eARC received through Edelweiss+。
Katie Reilley
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I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss。With beautiful story and soft， gentle illustrations， this picture book takes readers across three generations on a delicious journey of mouth-watering flavors and family connectedness。 Readers will feel right at home in Neela and Amma's kitchen as they spend the day making Paati's famous sauce。 Back-matter includes tomato fun facts， treasured recipes， and an author's note。 I'll be preordering for my classroom to share after it's rel I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss。With beautiful story and soft， gentle illustrations， this picture book takes readers across three generations on a delicious journey of mouth-watering flavors and family connectedness。 Readers will feel right at home in Neela and Amma's kitchen as they spend the day making Paati's famous sauce。 Back-matter includes tomato fun facts， treasured recipes， and an author's note。 I'll be preordering for my classroom to share after it's released in August 2021。 。。。more
Sandra
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Absolutely adorable。 A little wordy for our crowd， but pretty sure it's going to win a lot of kids over。 The sensory descriptions make it a good choice for teaching about the sense， and I love the educational touches gently worked in。 Even a hint of world history。 I don't even like tomatoes and it made me want some :D Absolutely adorable。 A little wordy for our crowd， but pretty sure it's going to win a lot of kids over。 The sensory descriptions make it a good choice for teaching about the sense， and I love the educational touches gently worked in。 Even a hint of world history。 I don't even like tomatoes and it made me want some :D 。。。more
Becky
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What a beautiful book！ I love how the story brings favorite memories that center around food， cooking and family。 I also appreciate how a trip the farmers market highlights the accessibility of fresh produce to use to make all these beautiful dishes。 This book will inspire readers to help in the kitchen and learn more about their families。
Sarah
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I loved this book， not only because tomatoes are my favorite to grow and I can relate to the sentiment of preserving them to be enjoyed in the wintertime， but also because this story has beautifully lush illustrations and language。 The artwork is excellent and I love the many details that invite further conversations。 The book sends a wonderful message about heritage， helping， traditions， and food culture。 It portrays the warmth， fun， and love of learning how to cook with a parent and recipes be I loved this book， not only because tomatoes are my favorite to grow and I can relate to the sentiment of preserving them to be enjoyed in the wintertime， but also because this story has beautifully lush illustrations and language。 The artwork is excellent and I love the many details that invite further conversations。 The book sends a wonderful message about heritage， helping， traditions， and food culture。 It portrays the warmth， fun， and love of learning how to cook with a parent and recipes being passed down through generations， including capturing the feeling of missing a grandmother who lives in India and looking forward to her visits。 This book is also chock full of fun facts， great end notes， and two scrumptious recipes。 Everyone reading this will definitely be inspired to make these recipes and eat some tomatoes！ 。。。more
Andréa
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Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss。
Hannah
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I would have loved it based on Juana alone， but it's just so lovely overall， from the sweet， gentle story to the delicious food writing to the politics it weaves in seamlessly。 Excuse me while I preorder a copy for everyone I know。 I would have loved it based on Juana alone， but it's just so lovely overall， from the sweet， gentle story to the delicious food writing to the politics it weaves in seamlessly。 Excuse me while I preorder a copy for everyone I know。 。。。more
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