Masayo wants to make sushi for her napping parents, and her younger siblings want to help, but when each child does the job in their own way the kitchen gets very messy.

Susan Griner is a Japanese American author of children's fiction. She has written short stories and poetry for both Cricket and Babybug magazines. Her latest middle grade novel, Shy Ways, is based on her life as a Japanese American growing up in the south. She lives in Washington State with her husband and two daughters. You can contact her at www.susangriner.com.