My GrandMom

by Gee-eun Lee, Gee-eun Lee (Illustrator), Sophie Bowman (Translator)

Overview

From an award-winning Korean author comes a charming and joyful story of the bond between a little girl and her grandma.

Gee-eun is a little girl whose parents work a lot. So she spends her days with her beloved grandmother. Grandma comforts Gee-eun when she’s sad to see her parents leaving and shares in all of Gee-eun’s daily joys and problems. She even fills in for Gee-eun’s mom at the family sports day, though things don’t quite go as planned…But one thing is for sure: Grandma and Gee-eun always have an unforgettable time until the end of the day, when the whole family can come together for a meal made by Grandma. Based on the author’s relationship with her own grandmother, this is a heart-warming celebration of a most unique and precious guardian: the GrandMom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781662508257
Publisher:	Amazon Crossing Kids
Publication date:	11/15/2022
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.90(d)
Lexile:	AD550L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Gee-eun Lee is an award-winning Korean author/illustrator. She recently won the prestigious BolognaRagazzi Award in the comics category for her book, The Story of How the Korean Shaved Ice Dessert Was Born, and is also a top winner of the Korean Young Illustrator Award. She studied design and illustration in Korea and the UK. Her first picture book, Paper Dad, which she both wrote and illustrated, was made into a children’s musical in Korea. My GrandMom was the second book she both wrote and illustrated and is based on her own grandmother. She has also illustrated many picture books written by other authors.

Editorial Reviews

A touching tale that exudes love and warmth.” —Kirkus Reviews

“A touching celebration of grandparent-and-grandchild connection that will warm many hearts.” —Booklist

From the Publisher

2022-08-31
Author/illustrator Lee draws on childhood experiences in this South Korean import about a girl who gains a greater appreciation for her grandma.

Gee-eun, a Korean child, is introduced seeking comfort in her grandma’s arms as her mother leaves for work. Softly textured lines and colors are blended and smudged to invoke a sense of intimacy as Grandma, or Halmoni, distracts Gee-eun by making knife-cut noodles together. As they slurp the well-earned meal of kalguksu, they talk about how Halmoni raised Gee-eun’s mother when she was younger. The forthright, poignant narrative reveals that Gee-eun is worried about who will accompany her to the upcoming Family Sports Day in her parents’ absence. Halmoni answers in stride, telling stories of her athleticism and the nicknames she earned for her prowess. On the big day, children and their parents run in curved streaks of color across the pages as Halmoni and Gee-eun participate in the first race. “Halmoni, fast! Faster! Even Faster!” Yet Halmoni falls, and Gee-eun begins to sob. The disappointed pair walk through different neighborhoods in Korea that are saturated in warm colors, vivid shapes, and images as Halmoni offers a curry bun to Gee-eun to cheer her up. When they arrive home and Halmoni prepares a feast for the entire family, the experience is cemented as a fond memory.(This book was reviewed digitally.)

A touching tale that exudes love and warmth. (Picture book. 5-8)

Kirkus Reviews