K-Gr 2-On the way to her first day of school, Unhei is teased by the children on the bus for her Korean name. When she reaches her classroom and is asked her name, she tells her classmates that she has not yet decided on one. To be helpful the children put their suggestions into a "name jar." Eventually the girl decides to keep her own name as one of her classmates takes pride in the new Korean nickname he has chosen, Chinku, meaning "friend." The round, red imprint of the Korean character for Unhei's name provides the graphic manifestation of the story's theme. Attractive golden endpapers feature random repetitions of the stamp imprint interspersed with her classmates' handwritten suggestions on scraps of torn paper. The bold, bright paintings that illustrate the story are realistic, warm, and appealing. Unfortunately, the text sags under the weight of its mission to describe how it might feel to immigrate. A well-meaning and visually attractive effort, but uninspired.-Dorian Chong, School of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University, CA Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
Beaming with inspiration and gorgeous illustrations from Lucie de Moyencourt, Cleo Wade’s What the Road Said takes readers on a journey. Each spread is worthy of being framed, and it’s impossible to not be filled with hope each time you read it. Appropriate for everyone, regardless of age, What the Road Said will leave a lasting impression. We had the pleasure […]
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and we’ve compiled a list of books by some amazing authors that you should definitely have on your TBR. The AAPI Community isn’t a monolith, and the community’s voices always have a lot to say so we encourage you to discover beyond what we listed here. […]
Naming things is hard; naming people can be even harder. Despite or maybe because of the fact that my husband and I run a naming-things business, when it came time to decide on our second child’s name, we were still debating what it should be all the way to the hospital on the day of […]