Noodles on a Bicycle

The author spins a little tribute to noodle restaurant deliverymen from a childhood memory of visiting Japan and seeing them navigating traffic on their bicycles with incredibly tall stacks of bowls of noodles and soup. A couple of actual photographs from 1937 and 1959 are included. Unfortunately, I......more

Beautifully illustrated picture book that shares the story of the soba deliverymen of days gone by who delivered noodles skillfully balanced on their shoulders while riding bicycles in Japan. It’s hard to fathom how they did it! I appreciate that a few photos of the actual deliverymen, one from 1937......more

A fictionalized account of the Demae, deliverymen on bicycles, who carried towers of ceramic bowls filled with noodles to hungry people.......more

Noodles on a Bicycle is a super fun and cute book celebrating the lost art of stacking bowls of soup absurdly high and delivering them by bicycle. The kids all deeply admire the delivery cyclists and try to imitate them. It's very cute and fun. The art is a delight, and Kyo Maclear and Gracey Zhang......more

What a fascinating subject, which is definitely worth remembering and celebrating even though the days of the sobaya demae are long gone. Told from a child’s point of view, the story glorifies the acrobatic proto-door-dashers who balance towering trays of noodles and soup with circus-like precision......more