No Mush Today

By Sally Derby Miller, Nicole Tadgell

The sweet story a young girl who rebels against eating mushy cereal for breakfast every day by leaving her parents and baby brother to spend the day with her grandmother, then realizes home isn’t so bad after all.

Description

“Not gonna eat my mush.

Not gonna eat it,” I say.

Squishy, yucky, yellow stuff-

mush is baby food.

Nonie’s had enough!

Enough mushy mush for breakfast.

Enough of her baby brother’s crying.

So off she goes to live at Grandma’s house.

No mush or baby there.

Grandma attends to Nonie.

Grandma takes her out into the world of grown-ups.

After a day away from home, will Nonie reconsider her move and return to Momma, Daddy, and baby brother?

Maybe… maybe…

if she can make a deal about breakfast!

Told with bright, watercolor illustrations and short poetic text, No Mush Today will resonate with young readers ready to assert their independence.

About the Creators

Sally Derby Miller

Sally Derby is the author of numerous books for children, including the popular No Mush Today and My Steps, published by Lee & Low. Her books are notable for their heartfelt family stories told from a spot-on childlike point of view. The mother of six grown children, she lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her husband.

Nicole Tadgell

Nicole Tadgell is an award-winning African American illustrator for children. Her luminous, expressive illustrations warmly portray childhood life for children of all races. She has illustrated over twenty picture books for trade and educational publishers and has received numerous honors including the Children's Africana Book Award and the Americas Award. Tadgell and her husband live in Spencer, Massachusetts. Learn more about Nicole Tadgell at nicoletadgell.blogspot.com.

Awards

  • Best Children's Books of the Year

    Bank Street College of Education

Reviews

  • "Overall, a delightful book."

    - Kirkus Reviews
  • "Ultimately, this gentle story addresses the universal frustration older siblings often face at having a new baby in the family."

    - School Library Journal

Paperback

  • ISBN 9781643790879
  • Publication Date Sep 03, 2019
  • Trim Size 10 × 8 in
  • Weight 0.3125 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Hardcover

  • ISBN 9781600602382
  • Publication Date Sep 01, 2008
  • Trim Size 10 × 8 × 1 in
  • Weight 0.8125 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Interests

  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JUV / People & Places / United States / African American
  • BISAC Category 2 JUV / Family / Siblings
  • BISAC Category 3 JUV / Family / New Baby
  • Themes African / African American / Black, Childhood Experiences and Memories, Conflict resolution, Families, Fiction, Food, Grandparents, Gratitude, Overcoming Obstacles, Realistic Fiction, Religion / Spiritual, Self Control / Self Regulation, Sharing & Giving, Siblings
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 4 - 8
  • Grade Range Grades PreK - 3
  • Guided Reading K
  • ATOS Book Level 1.7
  • DRA 20
  • Lexile Code AD
  • Lexile Level 470
  • Reading Level Grades 2 - 3
  • Bebop Reading Early Fluent
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