Reading Love
I’ve got books on the brain lately. I’m a Paperback Swap junkie and as a result, I not only have a whole shelf full of books I haven’t begun to read, but I also have a billion book credits in my account just waiting to be used when I find more books I want. Unfortunately, I’m suffering from a little attention deficit problem (probably induced by playing too much Bubble Town on Facebook) lately, so the only things getting read around my house are short and sweet--blogs, magazines and maybe a few Eddie Bauer catalogs (I actually get engrossed in those).
I’ve always been interested in the benefits of reading aloud. This is an activity that definitely happened at my house when I was growing up. For us, it went beyond the bedtime stories when we were in our toddler years and extended all the way to high school. Yes, my father read to me when I was a teenager. Gasp. I know! He read articles here and there to my mom which we girls got in on, but I also remember him reading The Hobbit and Joshua.
I was sorting through some catalogs (school ones, not clothes—I swear!) recently and found some books that some of you might be interested in if you have (or know) children of Korean heritage or any other children for that matter.
Here’s the short list. For the catalog, call 1-800-888-9681 or go to www.asiaforkids.com
I"m sure you can find them on Amazon, too. And no, I’m not getting any kickbacks. I'm just nice that way.
If you read (or have read) any of them, I would love a full book report to know if you liked them or not. I’m tempted to order a couple of these myself even sans kids. They’re short so I might even get through them, ADD and all.
Minji’s Salon by Eun-hee Choung
“A little girl, Minju, plays hairstyling with her puppy while mom is getting her hair done at a salon. An ode to the power of children’s imagination.” Ages 4-8
Dear Juno by Soyung Park
“Juno cannot read a letter from his grandmother in Korea but he figures out what it means by the photograph and enclosed dried flower. He decides to send a similar letter.” Ages 5+
The Green Frogs by Yumi Heo
“Two young frogs always disobey their mother. They even croak backwards! Learn how she tried to teach them to behave and why misbehaving children in Korea are called ‘green frogs’.” Ages 4-9
Waiting for Mama by Tae-Joon Lee
“This bilingual English/Korean children’s book tells the story of a child waiting for his mother at a bus stop. Told with powerful words and a poignant art style. Ages 3+
Long Long Time Ago
Twenty wonderful stories from Korea are whimsically illustrated in soft water colors. Learn about the rabbit who outwits a tiger, the lazy man who wished he was an ox, and many more. Ages 6+
I’ve always been interested in the benefits of reading aloud. This is an activity that definitely happened at my house when I was growing up. For us, it went beyond the bedtime stories when we were in our toddler years and extended all the way to high school. Yes, my father read to me when I was a teenager. Gasp. I know! He read articles here and there to my mom which we girls got in on, but I also remember him reading The Hobbit and Joshua.
I was sorting through some catalogs (school ones, not clothes—I swear!) recently and found some books that some of you might be interested in if you have (or know) children of Korean heritage or any other children for that matter.
Here’s the short list. For the catalog, call 1-800-888-9681 or go to www.asiaforkids.com
I"m sure you can find them on Amazon, too. And no, I’m not getting any kickbacks. I'm just nice that way.
If you read (or have read) any of them, I would love
Minji’s Salon by Eun-hee Choung
“A little girl, Minju, plays hairstyling with her puppy while mom is getting her hair done at a salon. An ode to the power of children’s imagination.” Ages 4-8
Dear Juno by Soyung Park
“Juno cannot read a letter from his grandmother in Korea but he figures out what it means by the photograph and enclosed dried flower. He decides to send a similar letter.” Ages 5+
The Green Frogs by Yumi Heo
“Two young frogs always disobey their mother. They even croak backwards! Learn how she tried to teach them to behave and why misbehaving children in Korea are called ‘green frogs’.” Ages 4-9
Waiting for Mama by Tae-Joon Lee
“This bilingual English/Korean children’s book tells the story of a child waiting for his mother at a bus stop. Told with powerful words and a poignant art style. Ages 3+
Long Long Time Ago
Twenty wonderful stories from Korea are whimsically illustrated in soft water colors. Learn about the rabbit who outwits a tiger, the lazy man who wished he was an ox, and many more. Ages 6+
posted by Beloved at 3:29 PM
7 Comments:
I've 'seen' Dear Juno somewhere but haven't read it. The "green frogs" - the version I know has only one frog and I thought it was more "blue" frog? Anyway, I've been doing the oral version of the story for LN... hoping to get her to listen to me! Not working.
Oooh, I think I'm going to try some of these. Thank you for the link!
We get that very catalog! I love looking at all of the different books, toys, etc. that are offered but I always wish that the Korean section was more expansive. Anyhoo, we have The Green Frogs by Yumi Heo - Emmy adores it and calls herself a chung gaegurri all the time! Got it off Amazon for cheap and gave it to the other kids in our Korean playgroup for Christmas. Love the illustrations!
Btw, you can check out Kane Miller publishers for other great international tales for kids. :)
I joined paperbackswap too and have way too many books waiting to be read. Glad though that i got a bunch of ones that i didn't want anymore out of my house and got some i did want instead. Thanks for the link :)
Denise
Great suggestions!
I have a children's book collection even though we have no kids. I love to read one over breakfast. Just the right length... plus I'm a sucker for good illustrations.
Paperback swap sounds interesting. It's something I may look into. Thanks for the tip!
intrepidgirl~~
I definitely recommend paperbackswap.com. You can set up a waiting list for the books that you really want but which aren't readily available. I waited for a long time but finally got a Moosewood Cookbook and an Anthony Bourdain book I had on my list. I've saved a lot of money on books and been able to recycle at the same time which I love. Happy swapping!
My boyfriend works for Hangilsa, a publisher here in Korea and they own the rights to Waiting for Mama. I have a copy in Korean I bought at the last book fair at Coex. I can't read all of it, but just looking at the pictures always makes me cry! It's so beautiful. I think it was written by a German, if I remember correctly.
And thanks for your comments on my post! I appreciated it very much. Looks like I need to follow your lead with the whole making kimchi thing. The boyfriend keeps asking me if I'll cook for him when we get married. And you know Koreans- they gotta have their kimchi!
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