When Grandma Lena grows the “biggest, fattest, most gigantic turnip she has ever laid eyes on,” she can’t get the stubborn turnip out of the ground until the whole family chips in to help. Grandma Lena then works late into the night preparing turnip stew. The next day the whole neighborhood joins in to help fill the enormous whole left by the turnip and share in Grandma’s traditional African-American “soul food” meal. Filled with lively, expressive characters and illustrations, this charming tale features themes of cooperation within a multi-generational family. Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.
