Cora Cooks Pancit

Description:

Cora and Mama work together to cook up pancit for the family in this celebration of Filipino heritage and foods.

Brief description:

Kristi Valiant loves cooking, monkeys, penguins, and red walls, all of which are found in her books. Her husband loves hippos, so you may find hippos lurking too. Kristi wrote and illustrated the picture book Penguin Cha-Cha and illustrated Danielle Steel's picture book, Pretty Minnie in Paris, as well as the Little Wings chapter book series, The Goodbye Cancer Garden, Cora Cooks Pancit and others. Kristi graduated magna cum laude from Columbus College of Art & Design with a major in Illustration. She lives in Indiana with her husband, daughters, and a room full of hippos, monkeys and sneaky penguins. Visit Kristi at www.kristivaliant.com or at www.facebook.com/kvaliant.

Review Quotes:

"Well suited as a read-aloud and for newly independent readers. The artwork nicely complements the text, as Valiant's warm hues of gold, red, and orange highlight the family's loving relationship. They also capture Cora's feelings through facial expressions.... A solid choice for schools and public libraries, especially where family-based programming is popular." -- School Library Journal