Tomatoes for Neela

Padma Lakshmi, Juana Martinez-Neal

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Viking Books for Young Readers
16 November 2021

Family & home stories (Children's&YA)

Padma Lakshmi, bestselling author and host of Bravo's Top Chef and Hulu's Taste the Nation, and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal team up in this celebration of food and family.

""Some of my fondest memories from childhood are of cooking with the women in my family. It is the foundation for all I have spent my life working on."" -Padma Lakshmi

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.

Bestselling author and host of Bravo's Top Chef and Hulu's Taste the Nation Padma Lakshmi takes young readers on an intergenerational journey full of delicious flavors and fun food facts that celebrates a family's treasured recipes. And Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal brings this circle of women to life with vivid detail and warmth. Tomatoes for Neela lovingly affirms how we can connect to other cultures, as well as to our own, through food.

By: Padma Lakshmi
Illustrated by: Juana Martinez-Neal
Imprint: Viking Books for Young Readers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 313mm, Width: 251mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 578g
ISBN: 9780593202708
ISBN 10: 0593202708
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 16 November 2021
Recommended Age: From 3 to 7 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Padma Lakshmi is the creator and host of Hulu's Taste the Nation and host and executive producer of the Emmy-winning Bravo series Top Chef. She is the bestselling author of two cookbooks, the Encyclopedia of Spices and Herbs, as well as her memoir Love, Loss, and What We Ate. Lakshmi is also cofounder of the Endometriosis Foundation of America, an artist ambassador for the ACLU, and a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations. She lives in New York City with her daughter. Her favourite kind of tomato is a San Marzano.

Reviews for Tomatoes for Neela

The sweet, lushly illustrated tale succeeds in showing the importance of food as connection within one Indian American family. -Publishers Weekly Martinez-Neal's warmly textured, beautifully detailed illustrations are the perfect celebration of intergenerational love. -Kirkus Reviews Exquisite illustrations by Caldecott Honor Book author-illustrator Martinez-Neal make this title one that belongs front and center on shelves everywhere. --Booklist The intergenerational warmth and pleasure in cooking together are palpable. Part informational, part family story, this attractive book will speak to young kitchen helpers and those with loved ones in far-off places. -School Library Journal