Review Detail

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.