Twelve Dinging Doorbells by Tameka Fryer Brown

She is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is also a contributor to The Brown Bookshelf, an award-winning website dedicated to highlighting Black childrens authors and illustrators. Publishers Weekly, starred review About the Author Tameka Fryer Brown wrote Around Our Way on Neighbors Day, My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood, and Brown Baby Lullaby. Kirkus Reviews, starred review Revamping The 12 Days of Christmas to sweetly bustling effect, Fryer Brown pens a lively refrain.Its a lovingly chaotic portrayal with a pleasingly ample feel. School Library Journal, starred review A new classic. Review Quotes Praise for Twelve Dinging Doorbells This vibrant celebration of African American families, fun, and culture will be a great addition to library collections.

Author Tameka Fryer Browns cumulative rhyme is impossible to resist, and the humorous details in Ebony Glenns cut-paper collage will welcome readers to this party again and again. Written to the tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas, Twelve Dinging Doorbells is exuberant. Just when all seems lost and theres no more pie, Granny pulls out a sweet surprise. The task becomes tricker as the room grows with dancing and card games and pie cravings. As tables fill with baked macaroni and cheese, chitlins, and other sides a-steaming, she and Granny move the pie to keep it intact.

But all our main character can think about is the sweet potato pie Granny makes just for her. Every holiday, aunties, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and neighbors come over to eat, sing, and celebrate life. Book Synopsis A cumulative all-holiday carol packed to the brim with family, food, love, and Black joy, especially perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, graduations, and all family celebrations. About the Book In the vein of Twelve days of Christmas, this is a cumulative all-holiday carol about a young girl whos trying to get a slice of Grannys sweet potato pie at a family gathering.

Twelve Dinging Doorbells by Tameka Fryer Brown