Mommy's hometown

When a young boy and his mother travel to her childhood home in Korea, the town is not as he imagined until he visits the river where she used to play and sees that the spirit and happiness of those days remain.

Main Author: Lim, Hope (Author)
Other Authors: Kim, Jaime (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022.
Edition: First edition.
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Summary: When a young boy and his mother travel to her childhood home in Korea, the town is not as he imagined until he visits the river where she used to play and sees that the spirit and happiness of those days remain.
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
ISBN: 9781536213324
1536213322
Author Notes: Hope Lim is the author of I Am a Bird , illustrated by Hyewon Yum, and My Tree , illustrated by Il Sung Na. Born and raised in South Korea, Hope Lim now lives with her family in San Francisco.

Jaime Kim was born and raised in Korea before moving to the United States at the age of eighteen. She is the author-illustrator of Ready for the Spotlight! and the illustrator of many books for young readers, including La La La: A Story of Hope by Kate DiCamillo. Jaime Kim lives in North Carolina.