No Kimchi for Me!

No Kimchi for Me!Yoomi hates stinky, spicy kimchi the pickled cabbage condiment served at Korean meals. So her brothers call her a baby and refuse to play with her. Yoomi is determined to eat kimchi. She tries to disguise it by eating it on a cookie, on pizza, and in ice cream. But that doesn't work. Then Grandma shows Yoomi how to make kimchi pancakes. This story about family, food, and a six year old "coming of age" has universal themes, and at the same time

Yoomi hates stinky, spicy kimchi--the pickled cabbage condiment served at Korean meals. So her brothers call her a baby and refuse to play with her.

Yoomi is determined to eat kimchi. She tries to disguise it by eating it on a cookie, on pizza, and in ice cream. But that doesn't work. Then Grandma shows Yoomi how to make kimchi pancakes.

This story about family, food, and a six-year-old "coming of age" has universal themes, and at the same time celebrates Korean culture. Includes backmatter about kimchi, and a recipe for kimchi pancakes that you can make at home

A Junior Library Guild selection

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Holiday House
Published: 09/05/2017
ISBN: 9780823437627
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.30w x 0.30d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/03/2017
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2017
School Library Journal 09/01/2017 pg. 108
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 pg. 47 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 192211 / No Kimchi for Me!
Reading Level: 1.3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5