{"id":44821,"date":"2025-03-06T22:18:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T03:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=44821"},"modified":"2025-03-06T22:18:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T03:18:30","slug":"review-of-a-plate-of-hope-by-erin-frankel-illustrated-by-paola-escobar-read-by-luis-carlos-de-la-lombana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=44821","title":{"rendered":"Review of A Plate of Hope, by Erin Frankel, illustrated by Paola Escobar, read by Luis Carlos de la Lombana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/plate_of_hope_large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/plate_of_hope_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"205\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-44996\" \/><\/a><em>A Plate of Hope<\/p>\n<p>The Inspiring Story of Chef Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s and World Central Kitchen<\/em><\/p>\n<p>by Erin Frankel<br \/>\nillustrated by Paola Escobar<br \/>\nread by Luis Carlos de la Lombana<\/p>\n<p>Dreamscape Media, 2024.  15 minutes.<br \/>\nRandom House Studio, 2024.  48 pages.<br \/>\nReview written January 31, 2025, from a library book and eaudiobook.<br \/>\nStarred Review<br \/>\n2025 Odyssey Winner, Children&#8217;s Audiobook<br \/>\n2024 Cybils Finalist, Elementary\/Middle Grade Nonfiction<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t normally listen to 15-minute audiobooks.  But I do make a point of trying to listen to all the Odyssey Award Winners and Honor books.  The award is given for the best children&#8217;s and young adult audiobooks, and they are always outstanding.  Even knowing that, I was impressed with this short but amazing audiobook.<\/p>\n<p>The original book is a picture book biography of the life of Chef Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s, how he grew up in Spain loving to be part of making food and feeding people, went on to work in an innovative kitchen, and was taken with the promise of America.  Of course, it especially looks at how he developed World Central Kitchen to step in with good food immediately after a disaster.  He gets folks in quickly after a crisis making good, local food when folks have lost so much else.<\/p>\n<p>And the audiobook has music playing in the background throughout the whole book with judicious use of sound effects, such as sizzling food and chirping birds.  The narrator&#8217;s Spanish accent combined with the music gives the story a lilting and joyful feeling.  Of course, I recommend checking out both the audiobook and the print book so you can enjoy the pictures as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erinfrankel.com\/\">erinfrankel.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0593380576\/sonderbooksco-20\" target=\"outside\">Buy from Amazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find this review on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonderbooks.com\">Sonderbooks<\/a> at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonderbooks.com\/Childrens_Nonfiction\/plate_of_hope.html\">www.sonderbooks.com\/Childrens_Nonfiction\/plate_of_hope.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Disclosure: I am an Amazon Affiliate, and will earn a small percentage if you order a book on Amazon after clicking through from my site.<\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer:  I am a professional librarian, but the views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n<p>What did you think of this book?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Plate of Hope The Inspiring Story of Chef Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s and World Central Kitchen by Erin Frankel illustrated by Paola Escobar read by Luis Carlos de la Lombana Dreamscape Media, 2024. 15 minutes. Random House Studio, 2024. 48 pages. Review written January 31, 2025, from a library book and eaudiobook. 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