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Freedom Soup
by Tami Charles
Illustrator: Jacqueline Alcantara
Ages: 6+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 978-0-7636-8977-3
Keywords: Diversity, Intergenerational, Read-Aloud, Haiti, Slavery
Ti Gran and granddaughter Belle make traditional New Year's soup while discussing Haiti's difficult history of slavery. Pencil, marker, and gouache with digitally assembled illustrations.