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ISBN (Hardcover) 9780374389284
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) | Age 3-8
Themes: Family - Multigenerational, Holidays & Celebrations, Diversity & Multicultural, Asian American Interest, Customs, Traditions, Korean Culture
★ A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Seollal, the Korean Lunar New Year, is Mina's favorite day of the year. Mina can't wait to share the customs of Seollal with all of her friends at school. She will show her classmates her colorful hanbok, demonstrate how to do sebae, and then everyone will make tasty tteokguk in the cooking room. Yum! Her little brother may even join in on the fun... if he can find a way out of his bad mood.
This joyful book about sharing age-old cultural celebrations with new friends certainly is a must-have book for the New Year's season.
*A glossary of Korean terms is included.
*An illustrated instruction of how to fold a bokjumoni (lucky bag) is included.
*Check out cooking teokguk video on KidLit TV.
*Check out the interview at Jama’s Alphabet Soup!
*Check out the interview with Mr. Schu Reads about Tomorrow Is New Years’ Day!
Come along with Mina and Miro to see how to celebrate Seollal, a Korean Lunar New Year!
Practice Korean words from the glossary included in the back of the book, Tomorrow Is New Year’s Day.
Download and print the activity kit from the collaboration between the children's book creator Aram Kim and the Korean Cultural Center New York for Seollal, a Korean celebration of the Lunar New Year's Day. This video is how-to-use guide of the kit that’s filled with fun activities! Kit is downloadable from KoreanCulture.org or AramKim.com/free-downloads.
Follow along the simple recipe to cook tteokguk, a special dish for Seollal, a Korean celebration of the Lunar New Year!
In the front of the book, Tomorrow Is New Year’s Day, how to fold a paper bokjumoni instruction is included. This video shows you step by step guide - follow along and make your own paper bokjumoni, a lucky bag!
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ISBN (Hardcover) 9780823444472
Holiday House | Age 3-7
Themes: Animals/Fiction, Asian American Interest, Customs Traditions, Family & Relationships, Gratitude, Korean Culture
★ A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Yoomi and Daddy are going to Koreatown today! This story celebrates family, resilience, and Korean culture.
Yoomi has planned the perfect Sunday! But the shirt she wants to wear is in the laundry. And she doesn't have the seaweed she needs for a kimbap breakfast.
So Yoomi wears another shirt and eats a different breakfast, and she and Daddy take a bus to Koreatown, where they read Korean books, eat Korean treats such as patbingsu and tteokbokki, and visit Grandma. Though Yoomi's perfect day is filled with mishaps and things don't always go her way, Yoomi learns the advantages of being resilient and open-minded. Yoomi's imperfect day is better than she ever could have imagined!
A family recipe for kimbap is included.
*Check out below interviews for behind stories and making of the book:
Jama’s Alphabet Soup (Sunday Funday in Koreatown, 2021)
Mr. Schu Reads - Watch. Connect. Read. (Sunday Funday in Koreatown, 2021)
I introduce viewers to Sunday Funday in Koreatown and share the inspiration behind the story!
Download a Fortune Teller game here to enjoy!
Download and print Sunday Funday in Koreatown theme pinwheel to enjoy!
ISBN (Hardcover) 9780823443604
ISBN (Paperback) 9780823451173 Available from April 5, 2022
Holiday House | Age 3-7
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★ The Junior Library Guild Selection
★ Bank Street College’s Best Children’s Book of the Year (2021)
Yoomi loves taekwondo and really wants a yellow belt, but she’s afraid to break a board. She even has nightmares about it. Meanwhile, Grandma is facing challenges of her own. But with mutual support, persistence, and some deep breathing, both Yoomi and Grandma are able to conquer their fears and achieve their goals.
Taekwondo is the most popular form of martial art for kids, which should give Aram Kim’s new picture book a boost along with its social-emotional components.
***REVIEWS***
"Incredibly pleasant, colorful illustrations pair with an always engaging subject and valuable lessons to make this a winner."—Booklist
"In this follow-up to No Kimchi for Me (2017), Kim utilizes her signature bold cartoon style, developing distinct characters with touches of humor. Backmatter includes explanations of taekwondo, symbols of Korean culture, and a glossary. A sweet tale of shared perseverance that bursts with color, culture, and energy."—Kirkus Reviews
"Created with pencil, colored pencil, and pastel and assembled digitally, Kim’s art features panels, thought bubbles, and a variety of expressive, energetic animals. Bits of Korean are spoken and written throughout, lending authenticity to this story, which will resonate with anyone who has faced down an obstacle." —Publishers Weekly
*Podcast with Matthew Winner from Children’s Book Podcast episode can be found here.
Follow along Aram to practice how to pronounce Korean words included in the back of Let’s Go to Taekwondo! and learn to count 1 through 10 in Korean!
KidLit TV features conversation with Aram Kim on the process of making Let’s Go to Taekwondo!
ISBN (Hardcover) 9780823437627
ISBN (Paperback) 9780823444366
Holiday House | Age 3-7 | Guided Reading Level: H
Themes: Animals/Fiction, Asian American Interest, Customs Traditions, Family & Relationships, New Experience
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★ The Junior Library Guild Selection
“This fun and engaging story about food, family, and tradition is broadly appealing.”
- School Library Journal (starred review)
★ Bank Street College’s Best Children’s Book of the Year (2018)
★ A Baker’s Dozen (2018): The Best Children’s Books for Family Literacy by The Pennsylvania Center for the Book
Yoomi hates stinky, spicy kimchi - the pickled cabbage condiment served at Korean meals. So her brothers call her a baby and refuse to play with her.
Yoomi is determined to eat kimchi. She tries to disguise it by eating it on a cookie, on pizza, and in ice cream. But that doesn’t work. Then Grandma shows Yoomi how to make kimchi pancakes. This story about family, food, and intergenerational connection has universal themes, and at the same time celebrates Korean culture.
A kimchi pancake recipe and other back matter are included.
• Download Activity Kit here
• Download Teacher’s Guide here
• Download a Promotional Sheet for school purchase here
*Check out below interviews for behind stories and the process of the making!
Jama's Alphabet Soup (No Kimchi for Me!, 2017)
Mr. Schu Reads - Watch. Connect. Read. (No Kimchi for Me!, 2017)
A special reading done for Woori Show
ISBN (Hardcover) 9780823436477
ISBN (Paperback) 9780823440375
Holiday House | Age: 3-6 | Guided Reading Level: T
Themes: Animals/Fiction, Asian American Interest, Family & Relationships, Intergenerational, Preschool
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Follow a stray cat as she braves the snowy city streets to find a home in this nearly-wordless picture book.
A calico cat with curious eyes cautiously approaches a grocery store. . . . only to be shooed away by the owner with a broom. She keeps wandering, and tries to climb on a city bus-- but the driver tells her to SCRAM!
Disheartened, the cat huddles down as snow begins to fall-- until another bus pulls up, and the driver welcomes her aboard. And when an old man sits down beside her, the cat makes a friend for life— and finally finds the home she’s been searching for.
A purr-fect pick for cat lovers, this heartwarming picture book features a simple text, heavy with onomatopoeia, and striking, bold illustrations that carry the story, depicting the charming cat’s range of emotions.
See how a simple act of kindness can change lives forever. Young readers will empathize with the strong emotional content—hunger, loneliness, and rejection, giving way to contentment and joy—and delight in the expressive illustrations.
* NYPL Summer Reading List 2019 (Click for the entire list)
* Children’s Choice Reading List 2017 by ILA/CBC
★★★ REVIEWS ARE IN ★★★
"First-time author-illustrator Kim combines pastels and colored pencils digitally to create clean, spare illustrations. . . . The simple story comes to a very happy ending, with the clever closing endpapers showing human footprints alongside the paw prints."—Horn Book Magazine
"This sweet, nearly wordless tale is likely to find an appreciative audience among cat lovers and children just beginning to sound words out on their own."—Kirkus Reviews
"Kim makes a solid debut with this story of an endearingly dogged feline . . . the pictures do the heavy lifting, and Kim— who works in generously scaled, clearly delineated shapes— creates a sense of momentum through imaginative framing"—Publishers Weekly
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*Check out below interviews for behind stories and the process of the making!
