My Food Beginnings
  • Home
  • Cookbooks
    • The New Filipino Kitchen
    • WE COOK FILIPINO
  • Picture Books
    • Mami King
  • Jacqueline Chio-Lauri
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • More
    • Home
    • Cookbooks
      • The New Filipino Kitchen
      • WE COOK FILIPINO
    • Picture Books
      • Mami King
    • Jacqueline Chio-Lauri
    • Blog
    • Contact
My Food Beginnings
  • Home
  • Cookbooks
    • The New Filipino Kitchen
    • WE COOK FILIPINO
  • Picture Books
    • Mami King
  • Jacqueline Chio-Lauri
  • Blog
  • Contact

MAMI KING named a JUNioR Library Guild gold star selection!

MAMI KING, a picture book

A melding of Culture, history and science for young readers

Based on the true story of Filipino-Chinese food vendor Ma Mon Luk who made noodle soup popular in the Philippines.  He named it mami— “ma” for his name and “mi” for noodles.


Order Now

Editorial Reviews:

SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (SLJ)

SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (SLJ)

SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (SLJ)

 

 

"A great addition for libraries, this book exemplifies the human spirit and is perfect for readers from first grade up."--SLJ 

 

 

KIRKUS

SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (SLJ)

SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (SLJ)

 

 

"As heartwarming and satisfying as a bowl of noodle soup."―Kirkus Reviews

 

 

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (SLJ)

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

 

 "Sorra's digitally rendered illustrations have a cinematic feel, full of details and expression. . . This is an excellent addition to picture book biography collections. Reviewer Rating: 4" -Children's Literature

 

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

 

"A resourceful young man employs his cooking skills to make his fortune and assist others in this lively biography of entrepreneur Ma Mon Luk."―Publishers Weekly

 

BOOKLIST

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

GOODREADS

 


"A savory success story."―Booklist 

GOODREADS

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

GOODREADS



Check out Mami King's 

Goodreads reviews

PRESS/INTERVIEWS

Positively FilipinoRead Your WorldINQUIRER.NET USAKarlin Gray True Story BlogLerner Books BlogTEACHING BOOKSThe FilAm New York

Resources

Activity sheets

MAMI KING: HoW ma mon luk found love, riches, and a perfect

Copyright © 2021 My Food Beginnings - All Rights Reserved. 


  • Home
  • The New Filipino Kitchen
  • WE COOK FILIPINO
  • Mami King
  • Jacqueline Chio-Lauri

Powered by GoDaddy

This website uses cookies.

We use cookies to analyze website traffic and optimize your website experience. By accepting our use of cookies, your data will be aggregated with all other user data.

Accept