Cora Cooks Pancit

By Dorina Lazo Gilmore, Kristi Valiant (Illustrator)

Cora finally cooks pancit with Mama. Will her family love it?

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32 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Young Cora dreams of cooking like her older siblings. When they leave, she seizes the chance to help Mama make pancit, her favorite dish. As Cora tackles grown-up tasks like shredding chicken and stirring noodles, she wonders if her efforts will impress her family. Will her first culinary adventure win their approval, or will her secret nibbles and spills be her undoing? Join Cora in this heartwarming tale of family, tradition, and the joy of cooking.

From the publisher

Cora loves being in the kitchen, but she always gets stuck doing the kid jobs like licking the spoon. One day, however, when her older sisters and brother head out, Cora finally gets the chance to be Mama’s assistant chef. And of all the delicious Filipino dishes that dance through Cora’s head, she and Mama decide to make pancit, her favorite noodle dish.With Mama’s help, Cora does the grown-up jobs like shredding the chicken and soaking the noodles (perhaps Mama won’t notice if she takes a nibble of chicken or sloshes a little water on the floor). Cora even gets to stir the noodles in the pot–carefully– while Mama supervises. When dinner is finally served, her siblings find out that Cora did all their grown-up tasks, and Cora waits anxiously to see what everyone thinks of her cooking.Dorina Lazo Gilmore’s text delightfully captures the warmth between mother and daughter as they share a piece of their Filipino heritage. With bright and charming illustrations by Kristi Valiant, Cora’s family comes alive as Cora herself becomes the family’s newest little chef.