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by Patricia Tanumihardja

In this adorable picture book for fans ofAmy Wu and the Perfect Bao and Bilal Cooks Daal, Hiro aspires to make a bowl of ramen as delicious as his dadsand runs into some surprises on his first attempt!

Hiro loves ramen. Every Sunday, Hiros dad makes delicious, perfect ramen for dinner, using a recipe passed down from his dad. Theres nori seaweed, briny like the ocean; nitamago egg, the yolk golden like the sun; and chashu pork so tender, it melts in your mouth. Yum!

Hiros dream is to make his own perfect bowl, and hes sure he can do it after watching his dad and taking notes. But when he gets started, things dont go according to plan. The seaweed crumbles! The eggs slip through his fingers! The pork falls apart! Hiro is worried hell never be a real ramen chefbut thanks to his fathers wise advice and his own creativity, Hiro discovers that every persons perfect bowl of ramen is unique.