Tomorrow Is New Year's Day
Seollal, a Korean Celebration of the Lunar New Year
Farrar Straus & Giroux
Available: 12/27/22
8.91 x 11.26 · 40 pages
Ages 4-8 years
9780374389284
CDN $24.99
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From Korean American author-illustrator Aram Kim, Tomorrow is New Year's Day follows a little girl sharing the fun customs of Seollal-the Korean Lunar New Year-with her classmates.
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.
In this joyful book about sharing age-old cultural celebrations with new friends, Aram Kim has created a must-have book for the New Year's season. A glossary of Korean terms, with pronunciation guide, is included.
Aram Kim is an author illustrator whose other books include Sunday Funday in Koreatown, a Junior Library Guild Selection; Lets go to Taekwondo and No Kimchi for Me, both Junior Library Guild Selections and Bank Street College Best Childrens Books of the Year; and Cat on the Bus . She was born in Ohio, raised in South Korea, and now lives in Queens, NY, happily surrounded by diverse food and culture.
