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Father's Rubber Shoes

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This is a story about Yungsu, a young Korean boy who is having difficlty adjusting to his new home in America. Yungsu misses his friends back in Korea. His father is busy with his new job a running a store. Yungsu's father attempts to console Yungsu by sharing about his own childhood. Yungsu's father tells about how when he was young he was given a special gift of rubber shoes. Yungsu's father hopes that the story will convey to Yungsgu how his father want to give Yungsu a special gift also. Yungsu's mother attempts to comfort Yungsu also. She makes him his favorite Korean dish. Yungsu meets a boy from school as he heads toward his father's store. He shares his favorite dish with his friend. A friendship blossoms, and Yungsu begins to feel at home. This is an insightful story about a boy who struggles against homesickness, and the difficulty in forming new friends. The illustrations are a combination of paint, pencil, and collage. The story and illustrations convey to the reader the feelings that Yungsu had of distraught and loss, to that of hope and a sense of belonging. A wonderful book about hope and and a parents nuturing.