THE BUTTER MAN Elizabeth Alalou and Ali Alalou, illustrated by Julie Klear Eskalli As young Nora waits impatiently for her mother to come home from work and for her father to serve the long-simmering couscous that smells so delicious, her father tells her about his childhood in Morocco. During a famine, when Nora's grandfather had to travel far to find work and bring food for the family, her father learned the valuable life lessons of patience, perseverance, and hope. The Butter Man is a Junior Library Guild selection. Check on this podcast on JustOneMoreBook.com. The Butter Man is a CCBC Recommended Book (bibliography: Global Reading: Selected Literature for Children and Teens) THE BUTTER MAN Elizabeth Alalou and Ali Alalou Charlesbridge February 2008 ISBN 978-1-58089-127-1 PRAISE FOR THE BUTTER MAN "[A] warm family story about a rarely viewed culture..."    —Booklist "Essakalli's memorable gouache illustrations provide a sense of place..."    —Kirkus Reviews "[A] heartfelt tale about patience and hope..."    —School Library Journal "A fine way to introduce [the problem of hunger] to youngsters..."    —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Literature