Mami King: How Ma Mon Luk Found Love, Riches, and the Perfect Bowl of Soup - Hardcover
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Mami King: How Ma Mon Luk Found Love, Riches, and the Perfect Bowl of Soup - Hardcover
$19.99
by Jacqueline Chio-Lauri (Author), Kristin Sorra (Illustrator)
Rejected by the parents of the girl he loves for being poor, Ma Mon Luk strikes out from China and boards a steamship headed for the Philippines in 1918.
He vows to make a fortune and return for his beloved. Ma creates a chicken noddle soup he calls mami--"ma" for his name and "mi" for noodles--and peddles it as a street vendor. He eventually earns enough to open his own restaurant and wins the approval of the parents of his true love. Joyful illustrations from award-winning illustrator Kristin Sorra and heartwarming text from debut picture book author Jacqueline Chio-Lauri blend together to create a delicious story about creativity, perseverance, and the perfect bowl of soup. Satisfy your hunger with this Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!
"A savory success story."--Booklist
"An absolutely wonderful and inspiring story, beautifully illustrated. So much depth, so many layers! But at its core, this is fundamentally a story about the enduring power of love and how that helped Ma Mon Luk to achieve the impossible...A valuable addition to any bookshelf."--Emma Pearl, author of Mending the Moon and Saving the Sun.
Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.47 x 11.1 x 9.37 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: April 02, 2024
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