Bee-bim Bop!

Bee-bim Bop!

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. "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 Linda Sue Park , Newbery Medal winner for A Single Shard and #1 New York Times bestseller for A Long Walk to Water , is the renowned author of picture books and novels for young readers. She lives in Western New York. Learn more at lindasuepark.com. Ho Baek Lee is the illustrator of Bee-Bim Bop! and has also written and illustrated several other books for children. He lives in Seoul, Korea.