Maylin works hard cooking delicious meals in her father’s restaurant everyday, yet it is her lazy brothers who claim all credit. When the Governor of South China visits a contest is held in his honor and her brothers do not hesitate to try passing off Maylin’s cooking as their very own. Yet despite their best efforts – and the Governor’s as well! – they cannot replicate Maylin’s delicious dish. They soon learn that there is more to good cooking than right ingredients.

Winner of the Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award.

• ISBN: 9780027936223
• Author: Paul Yee
• Illustrator: Harvey Chan
• Published: 1992 , Atheneum
• Themes: China, contest, Cooking, Cultural traditions, Family, food
• Descriptors: China, Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, Realistic Fiction
• No. of pages: 32