The Have a Good Day Café

By Frances Park, Ginger Park, Katherine Potter
Paperback: $11.95

Early each morning Mike and his family drive to the city with their food cart.

Description

They sell bagels and orange juice for breakfast, hot dogs and pizza for lunch. Mike passes the time by drawing pictures, and Grandma sits in the shade, fanning herself and missing life back home in Korea.

One day two other food carts show up on the family’s street corner. All summer long business dwindles away, and Mike’s worried parents start thinking about giving up their cart. Now it’s up to Mike, and Grandma, to find a way to bring back their customers.

The idea for this story originated when the authors would drive to work and see a Korean family setting up an outdoor food cart each morning. Brimming with warmth and love, The Have a Good Day Cafe is a tribute to the resourcefulness of new immigrants everywhere. Readers will be delighted by this mouth-watering celebration of family and culture.

About the Creators

Frances Park

Frances Park and her sister Ginger Park are the co-authors of Where on Earth is My Bagel?, published by Lee & Low Books, and The Have a Good Day Cafe. Frances is also the author of several books for adults. Frances and Ginger live in the Washington, D.C. area, where they are co-owners of a popular boutique, Chocolate Chocolate. To find out more about Frances Park, visit her website: www.parksisters.com.

Ginger Park

Ginger Park and her sister Frances Park are the co-authors of My Freedom Trip, winner of the IRA Children's Book Award, and The Royal Bee, a Parents' Choice Commended Book. Frances and Ginger live in the Washington, D.C. area, where they are co-owners of a popular boutique, Chocolate Chocolate. To find out more about Ginger Park, visit her website: www.parksisters.com.

Katherine Potter

Katherine Potter was drawn to The Have a Good Day Cafe by the opportunity to share the story with her nephew, whose grandfather came to the United States from Korea many years ago. In addition to illustrating children's books, Potter works as an art director for a community newspaper. She lives in Katonah, New York with her husband and their children.

Awards

  • Best Children's Books of the Year

    Bank Street College of Education

  • CCBC Choices

    Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)

Reviews

  • "[P]lenty of affection and keen observation animate this book, and it may even spark some interesting discussions about global cuisine and the value of selling something that ignites one's own passions."

    - Publishers Weekly

  • "A sensitive and inspiring portrait of a family's triumph in the face of adversity."

    - Kirkus Reviews

  • "Allowing readers an understanding of the world of elderly immigrants, the Parks tell a gentle tale of how people can feel at home when they are able to contribute something to their family. Children will also readily recognize the loving and realistic relationship between a grandmother and her grandson. Soft pastel illustrations nicely complement this simple story. A useful glossary of Korean foods is included. An intelligent, thoughtful tale."

    - School Library Journal

Paperback

  • ISBN 9781600603587
  • Price $11.95
  • Publication Date May 01, 2002
  • Trim Size 10 × 8.5 in
  • Weight 0.3125 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Word Count 1507

    • Hardcover

  • ISBN 9781584301714
  • Price $16.95
  • Publication Date Apr 01, 2013
  • Trim Size N/A
  • Weight 0.4375 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Word Count 1507

    • Interests

  • Imprint Lee & Low Books
  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JUV / People & Places / United States / Asian American
  • BISAC Category 2 JUV / Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration
  • BISAC Category 3 JUV / Cooking & Food
  • Themes Asian / Asian American / AAPI, Conflict resolution, Families, Fiction, Food, Friendship, Grandparents, Immigration, Occupations, Poverty, Realistic Fiction

    • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 6 - 9
  • Grade Range Grades 1 - 4
  • Guided Reading O
  • ATOS Book Level 3.3
  • DRA 34
  • Interest Level Grades 1 - 4
  • Lexile Code AD
  • Lexile Level 640
  • Reading Level 3
  • SRC 3.6
  • Bebop Reading Fluent

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