Kimchi Taco Time -- June Jo Lee, Hardcover
⭐ "A riotous celebration of family culture, adventurous eating, and bicultural fusion cooking. Highly recommended.--"Starred" review, School Library Journal
A family taco night gets a Korean remix when Ren tries Grandma's spicy kimchi for the first time.
Blip, blop, blop.
Slice, chop, chop.
Sizzle, sizzle, snap.
It's Friday! Taco Time! Ren loves family taco night... until Grandma shows up with her spicy kimchi. Papa says there's no wrong way to taco, but Ren is not so sure. What to do? One brave bite? One unforgettable OO-WAAAA!
Back Matter includes an introduction to Korean food culture, recipes to Grandma's kimchi and Papa's "Awesome Sauce," Authors' and Illustrator's Notes.
Kimchi Taco Time reunites co-authors June Jo Lee and Jacqueline Briggs Martin, the writing team behind the award-winning Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix and Sandor Katz and the Tiny Wild, with pictures by Hayelin Choi, who illustrated Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious (also by Jacqueline Briggs Martin) and Bread Lab!.
Author: June Jo Lee
Publisher: Readers to Eaters
Published: 10/6/2026
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.7 lbs
Size: 8.5" H x 8.6" L x 0.4" W
ISBN: 9780998436661
