Not-so-lucky Sumi’s friends think she is so-oo lucky to have a lovely sea-facing room stuffed with beautiful toys, books and games, but Sumi only smiles politely. She doesn’t think so at all because she cares more about yummy food and is always hungry. This is quite a shame considering that her mother is a health food freak and writes cookbooks and hosts TV cookery shows all the time. When she works on a book on South American food, their home is filled with quinoa and llama stews for a month. Or rice dishes for every meal if the book or show is on rice dishes—much to the entire family’s dismay of course. Sumi is tired of gorging on food at friends’ homes, and is desperate to find a way out…till she hits upon a novel idea! These books are three of a series of Duckbill chapter books for young readers who are transitioning from picture books to full-length fiction.
November 2016, volume 40, No 11