When Alexander Graced the Table

Alexander loves Sundays, especially Sunday dinners, so when his mom asks him to make something special, all by himself, he sets out to make a dish that will show his family, especially Dad, just how sweet it is to be together. Includes recipe for Alexander's icebox lemon pie with meringue.

About the author

Alexander Smalls is a James Beard Award–winning chef, cookbook author, and raconteur. He is a regular celebrity chef on the Today show, Top Chef, and other Food Network shows, and is the founder of the first contemporary modern African Dining Hall in Dubai. Smalls is also a world-renowned opera singer and the winner of both a Grammy Award and a Tony Award for the cast recording of Porgy and Bess. When Alexander Graced the Table, based on Alexander’s childhood, is his first picture book. Follow him at AlexanderSmalls.com.Denene Millner is a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and director of the Denene Millner Books imprint. She has written more than thirty books for adults, teens, and children, among them her novel One Blood, a multi-generational epic about motherhood and adoption, and Early Sunday Morning, a children’s picture book. She is the host of Speakeasy with Denene, a podcast produced by Georgia Public Broadcasting. A MacDowell Fellow, Denene lives in Atlanta with her two daughters and their adorable Goldendoodle, Teddy. Visit her at DeneneMillner.com.Frank Morrison is the award-winning illustrator of many books for young readers, including Jazzy Miz Mozetta, winner of the Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award for New Talent; Little Melba and Her Big Trombone, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor book; Muhammad Ali; and How Sweet the Sound. Before becoming a children’s book illustrator and fine artist, Morrison toured the globe as a break-dancer. He lives in Georgia with his family. Visit him at MorrisonGraphics.com.

Product details

• Authors: Denene Millner, Millner Denene, Alexander Smalls
• Assisted by: Frank Morrison (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.01.2025
• EAN: 9781534488724
• ISBN: 978-1-5344-8872-4
• No. of pages: 40
• Dimensions: 236 mm x 307 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 499 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Cooking & Food, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Multigenerational, People & places (Children's / Teenage), United States of America, USA, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Cooking & food (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Cooking and food, Relating to African American / Black American people, JUVENILE FICTION / African American & Black