Full, Full, Full of Love

$16.99

Brief Description:
For young Jay Jay, Sunday dinner at Gran's house is full of hugs and kisses, tasty dishes, all kinds of fishes, happy faces, and love.

Marc Notes:
Copyright date: 2003.;For young Jay Jay, Sunday dinner at Gran's house is full of hugs and kisses, tasty dishes, all kinds of fishes, happy faces, and love.

Biographical Note:
Trish Cooke is the author of So Much! illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, as well as many other books for children. She is also a playwright who has created various retellings and adaptations of children's fairy tales, including the Olivier Award-nominated Cinderella. Trish Cooke lives in northern England.

Review Quotes:
Happiness and comfort overflow in this cozy tale of domestic bliss.
--Kirkus Reviews

Young children will be soothed and satisfied by this winning picture book that is full, full, full of good cheer.
--Booklist

A good rendering of families where food is another language of love.
--Chicago Tribune

Cooke's rhythmic prose hits a magical note between chant and lullaby, and her tale conveys a bone-deep understanding of how children cherish familial ties.
--Publishers Weekly

Publisher Marketing:
Warm illustrations spice up this rhythmical ode to the joys of family and food -- full, full, full of pleasures.

For the youngest member of an exuberant extended family, Sunday dinner at Grannie's can be full indeed -- full of hugs and kisses, full of tasty dishes, full to the brim with happy faces, and full, full, full of love. With a special focus on the bond between little Jay Jay and his grannie, Trish Cooke introduces us to a gregarious family we are sure to want more, more, more of.

Review Citations:

  • Wilson Children's Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9780763638832, Paperback)
  • Publishers Weekly 11/25/2002 pg. 66 (EAN 9780763618513, Hardcover)
  • Kirkus Review - Children 12/15/2002 pg. 1847 (EAN 9780763618513, Hardcover)
  • School Library Journal 02/01/2003 pg. 103 (EAN 9780763618513, Hardcover)
  • Booklist 02/15/2003 pg. 1083 (EAN 9780763618513, Hardcover)
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2003 pg. 268 (EAN 9780763618513, Hardcover)
  • Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 297 (EAN 9780763618513, Hardcover)
  • Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 297 (EAN 9780763618513, Hardcover)
  • School Library Journal 07/01/2006 pg. 43 (EAN 9780763618513, Hardcover)
  • Wilson Children's Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9780763618513, Hardcover)


Author: Cooke, Trish
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 2008-09-01
BISAC: Juvenile Fiction / Family / Multigenerational|Juvenile Fiction / African American & Black / General|Juvenile Fiction / Cooking & Food
Subjects: Grandmothers|Dinners and dining|African Americans
Weight: 0.21 lbs
ISBN: 9780763638832
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9780763638832