Nana's Rice Pie - Tapa dura

Sara misses her Pa when he stays out late to harvest the rice but Nana reminds Sara of the importance of rice for their family. Recipe of sweet rice pie included.

LAURIE LAZZARO KNOWLTON has authored more than 35 books. Her best-selling children's book Why Cowboys Sleep with Their Boots On won the Premier Print Award from Eastman Kodak. Art from another one of her picture books, Red, White, and Blue, has been displayed by the Robert L. and Posy Huebner Collection and was highlighted on Martha Stewart's radio station. An international speaker, Knowlton loves kicking back on her ranch, Roots 'n Wings. Joyce Haynes, a resident of Pineville, Missouri, has won numerous local, state, and national awards for her illustrations.