Mami King: How Ma Mon Luk Found Love, Riches, and the Perfect Bowl of Soup
Mami King: How Ma Mon Luk Found Love, Riches, and the Perfect Bowl of Soup
Chio-Lauri, Jacqueline
product information
Condition: New, UPC: 9781728492353, Type: Hardcover ,
join & start selling
description
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.

reviews

Be the first to write a review

member goods

No member items were found under this heading.

notems store

Who Was Charles Darwin?

by Hopkinson, Deborah

Paperback /Paperback

$4.49

Who Was Louis Armstrong?

by McDonough, Yona Zeldis

Paperback /Paperback

$4.49

Ashland, Oregon

by Tricarico, Barbara

Hardcover /Hardcover

$26.24

listens & views

VIVI LA VIDA

by LOS SONADORES

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$11.99

AIN'T LOOKIN' BACK

by MAPLE ROAD

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$14.25

REVERSE CHRONOLOGY: SONGWRITER'S ANTHOLOGY

by STRICKLAND,STEVE

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$13.99

HEAVEN CALLING

by MCCOY,MATT

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$12.25

Return Policy

All sales are final

Shipping

No special shipping considerations available.
Shipping fees determined at checkout.