Awards

• Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books of the Year

Overview

""Una merenda azeremos,"" Abuela says to her grandson. ""But I don't understand,"" says the boy. ""It means 'we will cook together' in our secret language,"" says Abuela. That evening, Mama explains that the Spanish Jews took the Ladino language with them when they were forced to leave their homelands in Spain and Portugal during the Inquisition. ""Can I learn the secret language?"" the boy asks.

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""Bold color is a key element of the illustrations, with jewel tones predominating in the warm scenes of family life. . . The Secret Recipe is highly recommended.""—Jewish Book Council

Author Information

Ilan Stavans is an internationally renown, award-winning writer, translator, and teacher born in Mexico. His work, adapted to the screen, TV, radio, and theater, has been published in more than twenty languages. Taia Morley is an author/illustrator whose work has appeared in a variety of children's books, magazines, and toys. Taia carries a sketchbook wherever she goes because there is always something interesting to draw. You can visit her online at www.taiamorley.com.

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