Fun, rhyming story about a gregarious matriarch who takes a very long time to bless the family's Sunday dinner. A good book for parents looking for picture books with mutli-ethnic characters. ( )

At a big Sunday dinner attended by a crowd of friends and family, Auntie Mabel does the blessing--and won't quit! This fun picture book with rhyming text mostly consists of Auntie Mabel's nearly-never-ending blessing of the table. Both the text and the illustrations (which feature a lovely diversity of folks at Sunday dinner) are a delight. ( )

A multi-racial family sits down to Sunday dinner, but Auntie Mabel's prayer goes on and on and on....finally, Poppa finishes off the prayer and it's time to eat. There's a lot of nice diversity in the many, many faces shown throughout the book, and kids will giggle over the bored grownups and children playing with their food while Auntie Mabel drones on. Unfortunately, that's all the text is - Auntie Mabel droning on, in rather clunky rhyme. While I really want more "everyday" multi-racial books for my library, I don't think this one will hold children's interest.