Bee-Bim Bop!

My 1.5 yo fave book, she says “bop” at the end of each page (or when we chant lines from the catchy book in the kitchen). The artwork has interesting angles and I like seeing the family share a meal together. Highly recommend!

We lived in South Korea for a year when our children were smaller. We like to cook Korean food at home to help them remember our experiences there. I was thrilled to find this book. The rhymes are delightful, the pace is light, the illustrations are charming, and the recipe and instructions are wonderful! We've had so much fun as a family with this book. It's a keeper.

I am a first grade teacher and used this book while teaching my class about South Korea. My kids really enjoyed the fun rhyme and rhythm of this book, which I used to culminate our week-long unit. When I finished the story, we made "bee-bim bop" right in class! It was yummy, the kids loved it, and they were eager to read the book over and over again in our class library.

My 3 and 4 yr old Korean born children LOVE this book, and run around the house repeating the rhyming verses. They can't wait to make Bee Bim Bop at home, there is a recipe at the back of the book.

Text and illustrations are perfectly matched in this lively book. Readers will appreciate Park's rhythm (never forced) and rhyme (she never runs out of clever ways to rhyme "bop" with other words). Each verse shows a step of the bee-bim-bop making process, from shopping to eating, and the whole poem flows smoothly, bringing the reader, along with a hungry narrator, closer to a delicious conclusion. Lee's pictures are charming and tender with a touch of humor; readers familiar with the culture will appreciate the distinct Korean American touches.

Bee-bim Bop is a traditional Korean dish: it's also a story about a child cooking with a parent, and it's also a rollicking verse of the experience, under Linda Sue Park's seasoned hand. The recipe's included in the lively story of a child who helps her mother from start to finish - and concluding it all is a kid-friendly version of the theme.