Emeka, Eat Egusi!
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From award-winning author Candice Iloh and New York Times illustrator Bea Jackson comes a warmhearted picture book celebration of traditional Nigerian home cooking and the surprising joys of trying new things, from the perspective of a boy on the autism spectrum.
Emeka’s favorite food is jollof rice. He eats it every day. “Emeka, come and try this egusi!” Mama and Papa urge. But orange rice is what Emeka knows. He doesn’t want anything different.
Then one day, Emeka comes home from school to find Mama in the kitchen waiting for him to help her cook egusi. One by one, new things go into the pot. There are so many colors and smells and sounds! And Emeka is a great helper. Could it be that trying something new might actually be…good?
Emeka, Eat Egusi!
By Candice Iloh
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Emeka’s favorite food is jollof rice. He eats it every day. “Emeka, come and try this egusi!” Mama and Papa urge. But orange rice is what Emeka knows. He doesn’t want anything different.
Then one day, Emeka comes home from school to find Mama in the kitchen waiting for him to help her cook egusi. One by one, new things go into the pot. There are so many colors and smells and sounds! And Emeka is a great helper. Could it be that trying something new might actually be…good?
ISBN
9781665937610
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Pages
48 pages
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published
Mar 17, 2026
Language
en
Cover type
Hardcover
Book details
- Authors
- Candice Iloh
- ISBN
- 9781665937610
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Published
- Mar 17, 2026
- Publication year
- 2026
- Pages
- 48
- Dimensions
- 11.0 in × 0.125 in × 9.0 in
- Language
- en
- Categories
- Children's BooksGrowing Up & Facts of LifeFamily LifeGeography & CulturesMulticultural Stories