Favorite Children's Books With Korean/Korean Americans

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	"Set in the early 1800's, tells of the signal fires lit in Korea to show that all was well."

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	"Mischievous, Korean-born Yoon deals with starting school and learning English. She likes her name in Korean. It means shining wisdom. She is not so sure she likes YOON, her name written in English. Th"

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	"A charming tale of a little girl who has fun playing beauty salon while her mother is off getting her hair done."

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	"Explains why naughty Korean children are called chung-gaeguri or green frogs. Cool, bursting-with-life drawings."

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	"Informative  look at Korean culture with wonderful illustrations."

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	"Have you ever eaten a persimmon--fresh or dried? In this story the tiger mistakes a dried persimmon for a monster."

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	""New Cat lived in a tofu factory in the Bronx in New York City." So begins the story about New Cat and Mr. Kim."

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	"Jangmi sadly leaves her home in Korea, but feels optimistic after arriving in America."

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	"The joys of new clothes for New Year's Day."

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	"Chinese/Korean American family celebrates the Lunar New Year. An author's note explains the significance of such new years traditions as tangerines, peaches, and fish."

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	"A Korean boy, adopted by white parents thinks he will get a new face to match theirs when he becomes an American citizen."

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	"The Royal Bee takes place in turn of the last century Korea and is a story of overcoming poverty and ignorance."

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	"This is a lovely intergenerational story that show love can travel far and doesn't require words to be expressed."

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	"Yungsu is unhappy with his new life in America. One night his father tells him a story and Yungsu understands that his father wants the best for his family."

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	"When Unhei complains about her name, saying that she doesn't want to be different, her mother counters, "You are different, Unhei....That's a good Thing!""

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	"Minho and his mother spend a day in his city neighborhood. A comforting story of an ordinary afternoon."

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	"Sumi, newly arrived from Korea, at first feels school is a lonely, mean, and scary place. She soon makes a friend and starts to feel at ease. Kim's illustrations are bright and simple."

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	"A Korean American girl asks her adoptive dad to retell the story of her birth mother. Illustrations are dreamy and idealistic."

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	"The dragon king under the sea needs a rabbit liver to get well. Lucky for the rabbit, he is just as tricky as the others in the story."

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	"A man helps rescue a hungry tiger. Things don't look good for the man until he gets some help from a wise rabbit."

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	"Adventures with the animals at the zoo."

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	"First Asian American Olympic metal winner."

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	"Yunmi visits South Korea with her Halmoni. She worries that Halmoni won't want to return to America."

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	"Yunmi's grandmother, Halmoni, has just moved to New York City. Yunmi helps her grandmother make new friends and Halmoni shows her own graciousness and talents."

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	"Sumi lives with her Korean grandmother. Her mother is away in the Army. One lonely day, as Sumi waits to watch a train pass, her grandmother tells her of her escape by train from war torn Seoul."

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	"Jennifer's grandmother visits from Korea just in time for Grandparent's Day at school. Jennifer is afraid that her grandmother won't fit in."

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	"Biracial Cooper inappropriately deals with not understanding Korean. The experience eventually leads him to explore his feelings about being half Korean and not understanding much Korean."

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	"Interesting look at reasons why some Koreans chose to immigrate. Introduces the history of Korean immigration as well as current immigration. Fabulous historical photos."

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	"This trickster tale is "[a]dapted from an ancient Korean tale.""