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“Based on Korean author and illustrator Choi’s relationship with her own grandmother, the story’s playful drawings and writing create a fun, lighthearted feel. The gentle pastel illustrations capture Halmoni’s quirky personality through her facial expressions and movements, as well as Keo’s curiosity and wonder.”

– Booklist, Starred Review

“Choi’s imaginative Keo offers a well-reasoned foil to the actions of “slippery, spicy, and tingly as kimchi” Halmoni, while acrylic and colored pencil illustrations, finished digitally, depict the family activities in warm hues and imagined fantastical events in blue-green tones.”

– Publishers Weekly

Slippery, Spicy, Tingly: A Kimchi Mystery

Written by Yangsook Choi
Illustrated by Yangsook Choi
Published by Carolrhoda Books

Keo loves kimchi! And he loves Halmoni, his grandmother!

But when Halmoni unexpectedly comes to visit and digs a big hole in the backyard, he’s not sure what’s going on. Could Halmoni be planning to bury a secret treasure?!

Yangsook Choi, author and illustrator of the beloved picture book The Name Jar, serves up a tasty new story that’s bursting with heart, humor, mystery, and . . . cabbage!

Primary ISBN: 9798765610183
Publication Date: October 2024
Available As: Hardcover, eBook
Picture Book, Age 05 or older

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Setting: United States

Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 1st Generation

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

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