Ramen for Everyone

Ramen for Everyone
Co-Authors / Illustrators
Age Range
4+
Release Date
March 14, 2023
ISBN
978-1665904353
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In this adorable picture book for fans of Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao and Bilal Cooks Daal, Hiro aspires to make a bowl of ramen as delicious as his dad’s—and runs into some surprises on his first attempt!

Hiro loves ramen. Every Sunday, Hiro’s dad makes delicious, perfect ramen for dinner, using a recipe passed down from his dad. There’s nori seaweed, briny like the ocean; nitamago egg, the yolk golden like the sun; and chashu pork so tender, it melts in your mouth. Yum!

Hiro’s dream is to make his own perfect bowl, and he’s sure he can do it after watching his dad and taking notes. But when he gets started, things don’t go according to plan. The seaweed crumbles! The eggs slip through his fingers! The pork falls apart! Hiro is worried he’ll never be a real ramen chef…but thanks to his father’s wise advice and his own creativity, Hiro discovers that every person’s perfect bowl of ramen is unique.

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4.0
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Characters
 
4.0
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4.0
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4.0
Ramen for Everyone is a book with a message not to give up when things don't work out as planned. Hiro loves the ramen that his dad makes and when he turns 7 years old he feels he is ready to learn how to make ramen just like all of the men in his family. The ramen doesn't come out perfect and Hiro learns a great lesson in adaptability and perseverance.

What I Like: I'm drawn to books about cultural foods and I truly appreciate when a book includes the recipe of the featured food. Ramen for Everyone makes me crave ramen and having the recipe at the end of the book lets me create my own. The illustrations make the food look delicious. My son found Hiro very relatable since they both like to cook.

What Left Me Wanting More: I wish the book had the phonetic pronunciation of some of the ethnic words that I didn't know how to pronounce.

Ramen for Everyone is the perfect book for children who love food and cooking.
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