Overview

This beautifully illustrated story connects past and present as a girl bakes a chocolate cake with her father and learns about her grandfather harvesting cacao beans in West Africa. Chocolate is the perfect treat, everywhere! As a little girl and her father bake her birthday cake together, Daddy tells the story of her Grandpa Cacao, a farmer from the Ivory Coast in West Africa. In a land where elephants roam and the air is hot and damp, Grandpa Cacao worked in his village to harvest cacao, the most important ingredient in chocolate. ""Chocolate is a gift to you from Grandpa Cacao,"" Daddy says. ""We can only enjoy chocolate treats thanks to farmers like him."" Once the cake is baked, it's ready to eat, but this isn't her only birthday present. There's a special surprise waiting at the front door . . .

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Elizabeth Zunon's warm, bright illustrations provide a cheerful balance, but it's the ache of a parent's absence that most powerfully animates the book. --The New York Times Book Review on POEMS IN THE ATTIC This book will appeal to adults eager to impart an uplifting Third World human-interest story, but it is also sure to resonate with children who will simply love the curiosity, resilience and resourcefulness of this doughty African youth. --The Wall Street Journal on THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND The co-authors have collaborated with artist Elizabeth Zunon on a powerful, gorgeously illustrated children's book. --The Boston Globe on THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND

Replete with sensory details, and two spreads of backmatter round out the informational content, including maps, history, and a cake recipe. Delectable treats plus family history make this a sweet story to share. --Kirkus Reviews Elizabeth Zunon's warm, bright illustrations provide a cheerful balance, but it's the ache of a parent's absence that most powerfully animates the book. --The New York Times Book Review on POEMS IN THE ATTIC This book will appeal to adults eager to impart an uplifting Third World human-interest story, but it is also sure to resonate with children who will simply love the curiosity, resilience and resourcefulness of this doughty African youth. --The Wall Street Journal on THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND The co-authors have collaborated with artist Elizabeth Zunon on a powerful, gorgeously illustrated children's book. --The Boston Globe on THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND

Replete with sensory details, and two spreads of backmatter round out the informational content, including maps, history, and a cake recipe. Delectable treats plus family history make this a sweet story to share. --Kirkus Reviews Elizabeth Zunon's warm, bright illustrations provide a cheerful balance, but it's the ache of a parent's absence that most powerfully animates the book. --The New York Times Book Review on POEMS IN THE ATTIC This book will appeal to adults eager to impart an uplifting Third World human-interest story, but it is also sure to resonate with children who will simply love the curiosity, resilience and resourcefulness of this doughty African youth. --The Wall Street Journal on THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND The co-authors have collaborated with artist Elizabeth Zunon on a powerful, gorgeously illustrated children's book. --The Boston Globe on THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND Elizabeth Zunon's warm, bright illustrations provide a cheerful balance, but it's the ache of a parent's absence that most powerfully animates the book. --The New York Times Book Review on POEMS IN THE ATTIC This book will appeal to adults eager to impart an uplifting Third World human-interest story, but it is also sure to resonate with children who will simply love the curiosity, resilience and resourcefulness of this doughty African youth. --The Wall Street Journal on THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND The co-authors have collaborated with artist Elizabeth Zunon on a powerful, gorgeously illustrated children's book. --The Boston Globe on THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND

Author Information

Elizabeth Zunon was born in Albany, New York, and grew up in the Ivory Coast, West Africa. As a little girl, she loved to draw, paint, make up dances, and play dress-up in a household that was never devoid of chocolate. As she grew up, she didn't really change! Elizabeth now lives in Albany, where she explores a multicultural world through painting, silk-screening, collage, and pondering the endless possibilities of chocolate. Grandpa Cacao is her first authored-illustrated book, and a love letter to the grandfather she never knew. www.lizzunon.com @ElizabethZunon

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