ISBN (Hardcover) 9780823444472
ISBN (Paperback) 9780823453283
Holiday House | Age 3-7

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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.

★★★ REVIEWS ARE IN ★★★
"A story everyone can relate to with the bonus of Korean cultural information." —School Library Journal

"Once again Kim explores universal experiences, in this case bad days, while highlighting the comforts and joys of Korean culture, her signature bright and colorful cartoons drawing attention to all the small, delectable details of Koreatown. . . . Sweet and accessible: Readers will savor Yoomi’s latest adventure."—Kirkus Reviews

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