French Toast
Written by Kari-Lynn Winters
Illustrated by Francois Thisdale
Published by Pajama Press
Phoebe, the daughter of a white French-Canadian mother and a Jamaican English-speaking father, dislikes her school nickname of French Toast. Gently prompted by her blind grandmother, she uses descriptions of familiar foods from both cultures to explain the family’s varied skin colors and realizes she can take ownership of the nickname proudly.

Primary ISBN: 9781772780062
Available As: Hardcover
Picture Book, Age 06 or older
Community Represented: Jamaican/Jamaican American
Themes: Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 1st, Multiracial Identity
Setting: Canada
Character’s New Arrival/New American Status: 1st Generation
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