Halmoni and the Picnic by Sook Nyul Choi, illustrated by Karen M. Dugan [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]
04 Mar, by in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Korean American, Repost
Yunmi’s grandmother (her "Halmoni," in Korean) has recently arrived from Korea and has difficulty adjusting to life in America. With the help of her friends, Yunmi persuades her grandmother to...
Sookan, the protagonist from 
Sookan, the protagonist from 
Ten-year-old Sookan witnesses first-hand the cruel Japanese occupation of her Korean homeland. But the eventual defeat of the Japanese military is followed by only a brief respite, before the Korean...