04 Mar / Sir Whong and the Golden Pig by Oki S. Han and Stephanie Haboush Plunkett, illustrated by Oki S. Han [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]
The stranger Mr. Oh requests to borrow a huge sum of money from wealthy Sir Whong in order to help his ill mother. He offers a priceless golden pig as security. Sir Whong generously agrees. But Mr. Oh proves to be a greedy liar and Sir Whong devises his own plan to retrieve his money. Based on age-old Korean folklore, adapted by Han and Plunkett.
Review: “Asian American Titles,” What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature, Gale Research, 1997
Readers: Children
Published: 1993
By in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Korean, Korean American, Repost
Tags > Betrayal, BookDragon, Folklore/Legend/Myth, Haves vs. have-nots, Illness, Oki S. Han, Parent/child relationship, Pets/Animals, Sir Whong and the Golden Pig, Stephanie Haboush Plunkett, What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature