WTR: Niki Nakayama: A Chef’s Tale in 13 Bites

By Tobin Walsh September 14, 2021

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WTR (What’s Toby Reading)? provides unsolicited and unsponsored (I don’t get paid) opinions of books I have recently finished.

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I’ve said it before that, for me, a successful Children’s book MUST have:

(a) inspirational idea,

(b) great illustrations, and

Niki Nakayama: A Chef’s Tale in 13 Bites by Jamie Michalak and Debbi Michiko Florence checks all three of my MUST’s.

Niki is raised in California by a traditional, Japanese-American family. While Niki dreams of becoming a restaurateur, the family’s attention is focused on the goals of her brother. Niki’s love of culinary arts will not allow her big dreams to subside and she pushes on – working through the ranks of kitchens and learning about traditional Japanese cooking by spending years in Japan.

After returning from Japan, Niki opens a sushi restaurant in California. The business is successful, patrons would line up for her masterpieces, but, alas, Niki wanted more. She aimed to tell stories through her food offerings – just like the best restaurants in Japan did. In that way, a meal was transformed into an experience of delight.

Niki moved on from her Sushi house and opened her dream business – a Japanese restaurants whose fresh, daily dishes tell a story and bring the community together.

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The story of Niki chasing her dreams is, indeed, heart-warming, aspirational, and timely as the world reintroduces itself to each other.

The illustrations by Yuko Jones are vivid, child-eye-catching, and take an active role in the storyline.

For an uplifting story with many timely, age appropriate, socially pertinent topics, put Niki Nakayama: A Chef’s Tale in 13 Bites on your bookshelf.

I’m sure all of our little ones will want to learn its lessons (or just look at the lovely artwork) again and again.