Mami King: How Ma Mon Luk Found Love, Riches, and the Perfect Bowl of Soup

Chio-Lauri, Jacqueline

ISBN 10: 1728492351 / ISBN 13: 9781728492353

Editore: Millbrook Press â„¢ (edition ), 2024

It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Codice articolo 1728492351-11-1

Riassunto:

Rejected by the parents of the girl he loves for being poor, Ma Mon Luk strikes out from China and boards a steamship headed for the Philippines in 1918.

He vows to make a fortune and return for his beloved. Ma creates a chicken noddle soup he calls mami—"ma" for his name and "mi" for noodles—and peddles it as a street vendor. He eventually earns enough to open his own restaurant and wins the approval of the parents of his true love. Joyful illustrations from award-winning illustrator Kristin Sorra and heartwarming text from debut picture book author Jacqueline Chio-Lauri blend together to create a delicious story about creativity, perseverance, and the perfect bowl of soup. Satisfy your hunger with this Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!

"A savory success story."—Booklist

"An absolutely wonderful and inspiring story, beautifully illustrated. So much depth, so many layers! But at its core, this is fundamentally a story about the enduring power of love and how that helped Ma Mon Luk to achieve the impossible…A valuable addition to any bookshelf."—Emma Pearl, author of Mending the Moon and Saving the Sun.

Dati bibliografici

Titolo: Mami King: How Ma Mon Luk Found Love, Riches...
Casa editrice: Millbrook Press â ¢ (edition )
Data di pubblicazione: 2024
Legatura: Hardcover
Illustratore: Sorra, Kristin
Condizione: Very Good