Linda Sue Park (린다 수 박)은 아시아계 작가로는 최초로 2002년 『 A Single Shard (사금파리 한 조각)』으로 뉴베리상을 수상했습니다.
『Bee-Bim Bop!』은 제목 그대로 비빔밥을 만드는 얘기로 단순히 요리법이 아닌 비빔밥을 만들기 위해 아이와 엄마가 함께 장을 보고 요리하는 전체 과정을 보여줍니다.
A Korean-American girl celebrates food and family in this cheerful picture book about cooking with Mama by Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park. Bee-bim bop (the name translates as "mix-mix rice") is a traditional Korean dish of rice topped, and then mixed, with meat and vegetables. In bouncy rhyming text, a hungry child tells about helping her mother make bee-bim bop: shopping, preparing ingredients, setting the table, and finally sitting down with her family to enjoy a favorite meal. The energy and enthusiasm of the young narrator are conveyed in the whimsical illustrations, which bring details from the artist's childhood in Korea to his depiction of a modern Korean American family. Even young readers who aren't familiar with the dish will recognize the pride that comes from helping Mama, the fun of mixing ingredients together in a bowl, and the pleasure of sharing delicious food. Includes author's own recipe.