{"product_id":"birthday-soup","title":"Birthday Soup","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA debut picture book that celebrates birthdays, family, and a time-honored Korean tradition, featuring art by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling illustrator Jaime Kim and a recipe from renowned chef and TV personality David Chang.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaia wakes up on her birthday to a delicious smell brewing in the kitchen. Her family is making Miyeok guk, one of her favorite foods! miyeok guk is seaweed soup that new moms eat after giving birth to help replenish nutrients, and many Koreans eat this same soup on their birthdays to honor their mothers, who gave life to them. This year, Maia gets to help prepare Birthday Soup by chopping ingredients, drying the seaweed, and then adding everything to the sizzling pot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaia wants to share the miyeok guk that she made with all of her friends at her birthday party later in the day, but wonders if they'd rather have pizza and cupcakes instead. With a little encouragement from her umma, Maia blends the two cultures that she's a part of to create a new birthday tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDebut author Grace Chang and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling illustrator Jaime Kim team up to create a beautiful and vibrant story about how food and family recipes can connect us to our ancestral cultures, as well as ourselves. \u003ci\u003eBirthday Soup\u003c\/i\u003e includes a recipe for miyeok guk from Grace's husband, renowned restaurateur, chef, and television personality David Chang.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schwabe","offers":[{"title":"Like New","offer_id":48996764385532,"sku":"bh10007539","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/4617\/2412\/files\/9205943482399_10974036-e83b-4672-b478-1a9d90f84bd1.jpg?v=1778271485","url":"https:\/\/classroombookshelf.com\/products\/birthday-soup","provider":"Classroom Bookshelf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}