The 12 Days of a

Soul Food
Christmas

Everyone is welcome at Big Mama's house for the holidays! Come in and celebrate with Big Mama's family and enjoy a tasty new tradition of mouthwatering main courses and scrumptious side dishes shared with smiles and seconds everyone!
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Nostalgia
This book would be great to have for those families not able to get together for the holiday. It creates nostalgia or a longing to be with or reminisce about good family times, showing pictures of food items cooked for the holidays, and playing family games that could include singing The 12 Days of a Soul Food Christmas as a fun activity on Zoom. Everybody can see their culture in this book.
A Reflection of Love
This book is a tribute to all Big Mamas (grandmothers and mothers) who go above and beyond, but for the holidays they make it even more special… cooking favorite meals to feed the soul of their family members.
Teachable Moment
It provides a teachable moment about the history of soul food in the black community along with illustrations of different foods. It’s also a book that can be enjoyed by adults. Readers have commented that this book brings back good memories of their childhood, spending time with their Big Mamas, and eating good soul food.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

LaShonda M. Stewart, PhD is a professor at Southern Illinois University’s School of Management and Marketing within the College of Business and Analytics within the Master of Public Administration Program. Her area of expertise is public budgeting and financial management, and her research has been published in journals such as Public Budgeting and Finance, Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, and Administration & Society. In her free time, she enjoys creative pursuits including motivational speaking and writing children’s books. She currently resides in Illinois.

Testimonials

★★★★★ 5/5
I bought this book for my one year old niece. She won’t quite understand it yet, but it’s a great piece of work that she’ll enjoy in due time, singing along.🎶🎶 For me, it brings about pure nostalgia and holiday cheer. Also growing up in the South, being family oriented and tightly knit is everything!
Jermaine Amazon User
★★★★★ 5/5
I originally bought this book to share with my students. My grandson was over when it arrived so we read it together (I tried so hard not to sing it, but failed miserably). We had a wonderful time talking about the foods we liked, the ones we didn't and how long it would take the grandchildren to eat everything. I would definitely recommend this book to others.
M. Brown Amazon Verified Purchaser
★★★★★ 5/5
I liked the pictures, the description, and being raised in the Southern part of the United States it hit home for me easily. I introduced this to my grandkids, and they laughed. If you were raised in your grandmother's kitchen and you're from the South, this will bring back memories. I highly recommend this book.
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The 12 Days of a Soul Food Christmas

This is whimsical new version of the 12 days of Christmas with a soul food twist. It illustrates the love of a grandmother as she goes above and beyond preparing her grandchildren’s favorite soul food over twelve days until Christmas. As the grandmother hums to the tune of the 12 days of a Soul Food Christmas, the grandchildren start to sing along. This book is unique because it provides detailed images of a soul food Christmas celebration in the black culture. It illustrates a tradition of soul foods enjoyed during the Christmas Holiday.


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