Bee-Bim Bop! - by Linda Sue Park

About the Book

In bouncy rhyming text, a hungry child tells about helping her mother make bee-bim bop: shopping, preparing ingredients, setting the table, and finally sitting down with her family to enjoy a favorite meal. Includes author's own recipe. Full color.

Book Synopsis

A Korean American girl celebrates food and family in this cheerful book about cooking a special meal by Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park.

In bouncy rhyming text, an excited and hungry child tells about helping her mother make bee-bim bop: shopping, preparing ingredients, setting the table, and finally sitting down with her family to enjoy a favorite meal.

The energy and enthusiasm of the young narrator are conveyed in the whimsical illustrations, which bring details from the artist's childhood in Korea to his depiction of a modern Korean American family.

Review Quotes

"Bouncy rhymes . . . and loving depictions of the joys of being mom's sous-chef . . . unabashedly happy and . . . catchy." -- Publishers Weekly

"Bouncy-rhyming . . . vivacity and charm . . . from a child's-eye point of view."

-- Kirkus Reviews

"Park captures the exciting rush of dinnertime preparations...Lee's watercolors extend the flurry of activity, humor, and delight." -- Booklist

"Expressive, child's-eye watercolors get in on all the activity...in this celebration of a well-loved cultural dish." -- Horn Book Magazine