Many Blessings For Seollal: A Lunar New Year Story

Written by CJ Rooney
Illustrated by CJ Rooney
Published by Aerilyn Books

It’s Seollal – a time to celebrate with the whole family! Join Jin Ae as she and her family celebrate the lunar new year with Korean traditions, such as enjoying a large family meal and flying handmade kites. Along the way, learn key vocabulary words in both romanized Korean and Hangul (the written Korean language), accompanied by transliterations for those not yet able to read it – plus a glossary with detailed definitions.

Primary ISBN: 9781736899205
Publication Date: January 2023
Available As: Hardcover
Picture Book , Age 05 or older

Community Represented: Korean/Korean American

Themes: Celebrations, Celebrations: Lunar New Year, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Clothing, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Identity: Multilingual, Multilingual: Korean Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Setting: United States

Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Unknown Arrival

Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience

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