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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Award Winner)

Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Award Winner)

Mora, Oge

Hardcover

FamilyGeneral Juvenile Fiction

Publisher Price: $18.99

ISBN10: 0316431249
ISBN13: 9780316431248
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: Oct 2 2018
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.50 Width: 9.38 Depth: 11.31
Language: English
Awards: Caldecott Medal, Ezra Jack Keats Book Award, John Steptoe New Talent Award
A Caldecott Honor Book

In this cozy, sweet story perfect for fans of Last Stop on Market Street as well as for the Thanksgiving season, a generous woman is rewarded by her community. A Spanish edition, Gracias, Omu!, is also available.

Everyone in the neighborhood dreams of a taste of Omu's delicious stew! One by one, they follow their noses toward the scrumptious scent. And one by one, Omu offers a portion of her meal. Soon the pot is empty. Has she been so generous that she has nothing left for herself?

Debut author-illustrator Oge Mora brings to life a heartwarming story of sharing and community in colorful cut-paper designs as luscious as Omu's stew, with an extra serving of love. An author's note explains that Omu (pronounced AH-moo) means queen in the Igbo language of her parents, but growing up, she used it to mean Grandma. This book was inspired by the strong female role models in Oge Mora's life.

Don't miss Saturday, also written and illustrated by Oge Mora!

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