A celebration of food and family — a gorgeous, uplifting picture book about cooking Jamaican food with Granny.
Dylan is feeling low. But Granny knows exactly how to lift his spirits: she is going to show him how to make a rainbow.
From red ackee to orange plantain and on through a whole spectrum of colourful fruit, Granny leads Dylan on a magical journey through the richness and deliciousness of Jamaican food. Young readers will love guessing which colour comes next.
Warm, lyrical and bursting with colour, this is a joyful story about the love that gets cooked into a family kitchen.
What's inside
- A colour-by-colour journey through Jamaican ingredients and dishes
- Simple, lyrical recipes including fried plantain, fruit cake and duckanoo
- Vivid, joyful illustrations by Rochelle Falconer
- A gentle story about cheering up, cooking together, and family love
- Perfect for reading aloud and for young children learning their colours
About the creators
Jessica Wilson is an award-winning poet and writer of Jamaican and British descent. She was a participant in Penguin Random House's Write Now programme and was shortlisted for the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award.
Rochelle Falconer is an illustrator whose bright, warm artwork brings Granny's kitchen and its rainbow of food vividly to life.
