FICTION

Soy Sauce!

by Laura G Lee (text) & illus. by Laura G. Lee
Little, Brown. Jan. 2025. 40p. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9781523528387.
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Gr 1-4–Lee uses evocative language and delicious watercolor imagery to tickle readers’ tastebuds and whet their appetite to learn more about this pantry staple. Soy sauce is presented as part of pan-Asian heritages, with specific connections made to China, Japan, and Korea. Readers are invited to sensorily engage in the fascinating fermentation process. Riveting back matter offers information on the differences between several countries’ ingredients and further connects this Chinese invention to later European use. Younger readers may appreciate the details depicted in vignette bubbles that read like the sequential art found in simple comic strips.
VERDICT A sumptuous and informative purchase for primary school collections.
Reviewed by Jessica Fenster-Sparber , Mar 28, 2025

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