Mummy's Hometown

Mummy's Hometown
Jaime Kim, Hope Lim
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NZ$ 29.99
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NZ$ 22.49
Hardback
h267 x 222mm - 32pg
5 May 2022 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781529506358
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When a young boy and his mother travel overseas to her childhood home in Korea, the town is not as he imagined. Will he be able to see it the way Mummy does? This gentle, contemplative picture book about family origins invites us to ponder the meaning of home. A young boy loves listening to his mother describe the place where she grew up, a world of tall mountains and friends splashing together in the river. Mummy' s stories have let the boy visit her homeland in his thoughts and dreams, and now he' s old enough to travel with her to see it for himself. But when mother and son arrive, the town is not as he imagined. Skyscrapers block the mountains, and crowds hurry past. The boy feels like an outsider - until they visit the river where his mother used to play, and he sees that the spirit and happiness of those days remain. Sensitively pitched to a child' s-eye view, this vivid story honors the immigrant experience and the timeless bond between parent and child, past and present.
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, USA. 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 and Welcome to Your World by Smriti Halls. Jaime Kim lives in North Carolina, USA.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781529506358
Published: 5 May 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Walker Books
Publisher: Walker Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 267mm
Width: 222mm
Spine: 7mm
Weight: 370g
Pages: 32

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