The Manga Cookbook is YALSA "Quick Pick" for 2009

<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=39851">!<i> manga</i></a></cite> University's "The<cite class="e anime">!<i> manga</i></cite> Cookbook" (ISBN 979-4-921205-07-2) has been named to the prestigious Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) "Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers" list for 2009.<br> <br> “This list is a true reflection of the teens we serve," said YALSA librarian Joy Millam. "Our goal was to put out a list that gives every reluctant reader a book to connect with personally."<br> <br> "The<cite class="e anime">!<i> manga</i></cite> Cookbook," written by The<cite class="e anime">!<i> manga</i></cite> University Culinary Institute and illustrated by award-winning<cite class="e anime">!<i> manga</i></cite> artist Chihiro Hattori, features step-by-step instructions for preparing simple Japanese dishes using ingredients found in every Western kitchen. The book's unique approach offers readers a quick and easy way to learn how to identify and make the kinds of food they see in all their favorite<cite class="e anime">!<i> manga</i></cite>: authentic onigiri (rice balls), yakitori (skewered chicken), oshinko (pickled vegetables), udon (Japanese noodles), okonomiyaki (Japanese-style pizza) and many others. The book also Includes sections on how to assemble bento boxed lunches and properly use chopsticks.<br> <br> "We spent three years planning, writing, illustrating and testing 'The<cite class="e anime">!<i> manga</i></cite> Cookbook'," said<cite class="e anime">!<i> manga</i></cite> University president Glenn Kardy. "Having our work recognized by YALSA is a tremendous honor."<br> <br> Of the hundreds of books that are nominated for inclusion on the influential YALSA list, only a few dozen are selected. This year's list was announced during the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting on Jan. 26, and will be distributed to libraries throughout the United States.<br> <br> <cite class="e anime">!<i> manga</i></cite> University is the education imprint of Japanime Co. Ltd., a Tokyo-based publiishing company and creative agency with a 10-year history in the<cite class="e anime">!<i> manga</i></cite> and anime industry. For more information about "The<cite class="e anime">!<i> manga</i></cite> Cookbook" and other<cite class="e anime">!<i> manga</i></cite> University publications, please contact Japanime Co. Ltd. at sales@japanime.com or visitwww.mangauniversity.com.