Watson shares his first children's book with TJA students
Sofia loves tortillas. They are her favorite food. But just where exactly do they come from? And who should she thank for making them available to her?
Journalist and new children’s book author Stuart Watson visited Thomas Jefferson Academy last week to read to students from his new book, Sofia Loves Tortillas.
In the book, which is written in both English and Spanish, the title character goes on a journey to meet all the people who are involved in the creation of her favorite food.
“It’s about gratitude,” Watson said. “It’s about saying thank you.”
Watson, who writes under the pen name B.B. Bowen, researched the process and includes illustrations of real people he interviewed behind the tortilla-making process. Among those people is William Brett, an Emanuel County farmer, whose wife, Sandy, is a teacher at Thomas Jefferson Academy.
The farmer visited TJA along with Watson to talk to the children about the special corn he grows especially for the tortilla market.
“William Brett tells her that only God can make the corn grow and so at the end of the day they are back at the restaurant thanking God for the tortillas,” Watson said.
Watson donated a copy of the book to the school library and made them available to the students.
The book is available online through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and through independent book sellers.
This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Watson shares his first children's book with TJA students
