ISBN (Hardcover) 9780374389284
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) | Age 4-8

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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.

★★★ REVIEWS ARE IN ★★★
“This title is a simple, warmhearted introduction to Seollal, and is another example of Kim’s skill at spotlighting Korean culture in an inviting and accessible way . . . Recommended for general purchase, here is a sweet story, filled with goodwill, of one girl and her family generously sharing their traditions with others.” ―School Library Journal

Download the Activity Kit created in collaboration with Korean Cultural Center, NY

-Various Video Resources Available including:
*A glossary of Korean terms from the book
*An illustrated instruction of how to fold a bokjumoni (lucky bag) from the book
*Cooking teokguk video on KidLit TV.

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