FBJun 19, 20213 min10 Fun Facts about South KoreaKorean Pop Music (K-Pop) and Korean Dramas (K-Dramas) are wildly popular, but there is more to South Korea than music and movies. Here...
FBFeb 6, 20213 minMud Festival Anyone? A tour of Korean Celebrations Book Review: Korean Celebrations Festivals, Holidays and Traditions By Tina Cho Illustrator Farida Zaman Tuttle Publishing: Tuttle...
FBSep 26, 20204 minBig Folktales, Small World - Korean FolktalesA maiden finds help from seven quirky dwarfs after she flees from a jealous and wicked Queen who is after her life. Hungry Jack swaps his...
FBAug 29, 20201 minAn honest and touching story of grief and recovery: a book summaryThe Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s Garden By Heather Smith and Rachel Wada Theme: Loss and Grieving Ages 6-8 years Excerpt from book:...
FBAug 9, 20201 minRice from Heaven A Secret Mission to Feed North Koreansby Tina Cho Illustrated by Keum Jin Song Book review picture book [Ages 4-8] Excerpt from book: I am a little grain of rice. How can I...
rysmit23Jun 12, 20201 minBook review: Who wants Ramen?Everybody has heard of ramen, the comforting noodle-soup combo. “Magic Ramen” tells the story of Ando, the creator of instant ramen....
FBMar 12, 20202 minSumo Joe (and his sister Jo) picture book reviewSumo Joe by Mia Wenjen; illustrated by Nat Iwata Joe is a Japanese American boy who loves Sumo wrestling, a traditional Japanese martial...
FBMar 9, 20201 minLittle Sen’s Chinese HolidaysLittle Sen’s Chinese Holidays (Written by Yujia Zhao and illustrated by Yulin Li) is a bilingual picture book written in both simplified...
FBMar 2, 20201 minTop Korean folktaleAn adaptation of a beloved folktale from Korea, Heung Bu and Nol Bu. Bi-lingual text in Korean/English and Chinese/English. Mean and...
FBJan 31, 20202 minThe Magnolia Sword Ballad of Mulan Book Review ~ culture, history, romance, action, oh myBook Review for 2020 Multicultural Children’s Book Day Author: Sherry Thomas Description from book CHINA, 484 A.D. A Warrior in Disguise...
FB SmitJan 14, 20202 minFar East, Far Out Chopstick DifferencesDid you know that chopstick etiquette differs from county to country? And chopstick sizes and shapes differ from place to place? Next...
FB SmitJan 9, 20193 minMela and the Elephant: book review for MCBDMela and the Elephant by Dow Phumiruk illustrated by Ziyue Chen Sleeping Bear Press Book Review: Mela sets out to explore the banks of...
FB SmitJan 25, 20183 minMy First Book of Japanese Words: book review for MCBDMy First Book of Japanese Words by Michelle Haney Brown, Illustrated by Aya Padron, is an ABC rhyming book of Japanese Language and...
FrancesJan 22, 20183 minThe Bigger the Fro: a book review for MCBDThe title of this book really grabs your attention: The Bigger and Fro.... The Bigger the Fro? What about a big fro? The rest of the...
FB SmitJan 10, 20181 minMascot: Winter Olympics in South KoreaThe Soohorang (수호랑) is the mascot of the Winter Olympics in South Korea. What is a soohorang? Sooho (수호) mean protection and horang (호랑이)...
FrancesMay 8, 20171 minChopstick Etiquette (Chopstiquette)Did you know chopstick etiquette (chopstiquette) differs from county to country? And chopstick sizes differ from place to place? The...
FBMay 5, 20171 minKorean Culture GivewayKid's Korean Culture Giveaway is here! In honor of Children's Day in South Korea, we're giving away a bi-lingual Korean/English book,...
FrancesApr 28, 20171 minChildren's Day in Korea - like Christmas Without Santa?What day is like Christmas without Santa? May 5th -- Children's Day in Korea! To celebrate this upcoming holiday, I'll be giving away...
FB SmitJan 6, 20173 minBook Review: Little Artists by Niki DalyFor Multicultural Children's Book Day (MCCBD)*, I did a book review of Little Artists by Niki Daly, published by Kane Miller Press....