Bee-bim Bop!

 Written by: Linda Sue Park

Illustrated by: Ho Baek Lee

Genre: realistic fiction

Awards: Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year

New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing

Summary:

This story follows a young girl as she makes bee-bim bop, a traditional Korean dish, with her mother. They begin at the store getting all the ingredients. Then, they go home where they prepare the rice, eggs, beef, and veggies to go into the dish. The girl helps to set the table and calls her family into the dining room. In the end, they all enjoy the time spent eating with each other. This book also includes a recipe at the end, which teachers could copy and send home with students. 

Teacher Evaluation: 

I would use this book for a kindergarten classroom since it's told using rhyming and repetitive poetry. I would use it to help students answer questions about the text and practice story sequencing. While reading, I would ask students to answer questions based on the information we read. Students would answer orally using a prompt from the teacher, which allows them to practice expressive language skills. For story sequencing, I would create a worksheet for students to cut and paste the events in the correct order. I would use the ingredients in bee-bim bop as different plot points for students to build the story.