Children can relate to Mindy’s fears as the new kid and her desire to be liked. Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business is a super cute book. She starts a snack business to fulfill her dreams of making friends, buying a puppy, and cheering up her dad. Mindy feels out of place at her new school, where no one looks like her, the students make fun of her lunch, and her teacher isn’t sensitive to her situation, culturally or as the new kid. Following her mom’s death, the two have just moved from California to Florida. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Īt seven and a half years old, Mindy Kim thinks she’s old enough to have her own puppy, but her dad tells her they need time. I received this book for free from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Even Mindy’s dad comes around and says they’ll start saving money for a dog.Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business by Lyla Lee Mindy eventually apologizes, and the girls renew their friendship. Sally no longer talks to Mindy, which means that Mindy no longer has any friends. There is a school rule that doesn’t allow for the selling of anything by students. Selling the seaweed snacks gets Mindy in trouble with the principal, and Mindy blames Sally for her idea. She wants to buy her father a dog so he won’t be so sad about losing her mother. Then she suggests that Mindy sell her seaweed snacks, which she does. Sally suggests that Mindy trade her seaweed snacks for other people’s snacks, which Mindy does. Soon others at their table are asking to try the seaweed snacks, too. Sally agrees, and she is interested in Mindy’s food. The next day in the cafeteria, Mindy asks to sit at Sally’s table. She really wants a dog of her own, but her father won’t consider the idea of getting a dog. Her new babysitter has a Maltese dog, which Mindy immediately bonds with. The children at her table laugh at her food and think it smells.Īfter school, Eunice-unni, a Korean who lives in their neighborhood, picks her up from school. At lunch, Mindy eats traditional Korean food, which includes seaweed snacks. Potts, mispronounces her Korean name and is relieved that she goes by the name Mindy. On her first day of school, Mindy’s new teacher, Mrs. Now Mindy must make new friends at a school where she is the only South Korean student. Her mother has passed away within the last year. Mindy Kim and her father have moved from California to Florida for his new job.
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