With my birthday coming up in two weeks I was more than ready to review a birthday book. Fortunately I found a really excellent one.
If you ask most American kids what you eat on your birthday most would say cake and ice cream. Grace Seo Chang's Birthday Soup introduces them to another very special birthday delicacy.
When she runs downstairs (wearing her favorite pajamas) Maia smells a delicious aroma. Her mother is preparing miyeok guk which translates to birthday soup in English. It's a soup many Koreans eat on their birthdays to honor their mothers, a tradition that goes back many generations.
Maia enjoys helping her family prepare the soup. She wonders if the classmates coming for her birthday party would like it. Fortunately she decides to give them the chance to try it.
Readers and their families have this chance too. Two versions of the recipe are included.
I'd say this lively book is in very good taste!
On a purrrsonal note, the day before my birthday we are going to celebrate 🥳 🎉 🎊 in International Student Association. It will be so much fun to celebrate with friends from all many different countries.
A great big shout out goes out to people who keep special traditions alive.
Jules Hathaway
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