Reviews

Yasmin la Chef = Yasmin the Chef by Saadia Faruqi

anywho2's review against another edition

5.0

The book handles frustration well. It acknowledges the feelings of not knowing. It also can be used to start a discussion with kids about integrating parents culture with their own.

caseykoester39's review against another edition

5.0

It it glorious to find a series that centers around a Pakistani child. Yasmin is getting ready for a family gathering and it gives us a chance to learn new food types, names for parents and grandparents and even the name for her new outfit. Aside from these descriptive words (which are all defined with pronunciation in the back of the book), the type is large and perfect for early readers.

libraryrobin's review against another edition

3.0

Yasmin prepares for a party at her home with special clothes and foods.

bookdragon_library's review against another edition

4.0

Early chapter book, about 21 pages of text. Color illustrations and large font. Pakistani American. Muslim. 3 discussion questions at the back and a glossary of Urdu words. The Urdu is not highlighted in the text within the book and some things in the glossary are never actually mentioned in writing within the story. There is also 1 page of facts about Pakistan #ownvoices author

This one showed Yasmin getting frustrated and needing to take a break. The back of the book talks about bing frustrated and also about some special family recipes. There is also a recipe for a fruit kabob.

bookbrig's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I was mailing a package of books to our niece, and I wanted to read this before I sent it. I loved the first Yasmin book, and this was equally fun. The bright colors and the story are just a joy to read, and I hope our niece enjoys this half as much as I did.

kaileywicked's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

4.0

readaloud_mom's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This is a strong story about overcoming frustration!

I especially like how Yasmin has to take a break before she's ready to continue trying to cook something for the party. On the final attempt, her Nana volunteers to help and the two of them successfully make some yummy kebabs to be enjoyed by their guests. Nana helping Yasmin cook isn't the only example of housework-for-all-genders in this story, either; the party prep begins Yasmin helping Baba with the cleaning. I always enjoy Baba's appearances - he's such a sweet, supportive father - and I particularly enjoy this one, where he's pulling out the vaccuum and pitching right in with the housework.