Noodles on a Bicycle: (Caldecott Honor Book)

Noodles on a Bicycle: (Caldecott Honor Book) - Hardcover

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Noodles on a Bicycle: (Caldecott Honor Book)

Noodles on a Bicycle: (Caldecott Honor Book) - Hardcover

by Kyo Maclear
$18.99
Sale price  $18.99 Regular price 

Book Overview

A vibrant historical picture book about Tokyo's bicycle food deliverers, or demae, who balanced towering trays of steaming hot noodles on their shoulders while navigating crowded city streets.

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When the deliverymen set off in the morning, the children wait for the flicker of pedal and wheel. It's the demae-- delivery men-- setting off to deliver steaming trays of noodles to hungry customers all over the city. They are acrobats: whizzing past other bicycles, soaring around curves, avoiding the black smoke of motorcycles. When the children see them, they want to be them. And so they practice with bowls of wobbling water stacked on trays. The day passes, and, finally, exhausted, the demae return home, to their families, and, yes, to steaming bowls of noodles.

This beautifully crafted, visually exciting story by a powerhouse author and illustrator team is sure to be adored by food lovers, young and old.
ISBN9780593706084
Author Kyo Maclear
PublisherRandom House Studio
GenreChildren and Family
FormatHardcover
PublishedAugust 2024
LanguageENG- English
Pages40
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Kyo Maclear

KYO MACLEAR is the author of many books for children and adults. Her writing has been translated into eighteen languages and published in over twenty-five countries, and has garnered numerous accolades, including a Governor General's Literary Award and the Vicky Metcalf Award for her body of work for young people. Her picture books include Noodles on a Bicycle, which was named a Caldecott and Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book, and, alongside illustrator Julie Morstad, It Began With a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Honor Book; Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli; and Julia, Child, a Governor General's Literary Award finalist. Kyo lives in Toronto, Ontario.

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