{"product_id":"giving-thanks-chuseok-110031","title":"Giving Thanks with Halmoni","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"a-size-large a-spacing-none\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\"\u003eGiving Thanks with Halmoni: Celebrating Chuseok, the Korean Harvest Festival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e● A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e● A 2026 Notable Social Studies Trade Books Award Winner \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGiving Thanks with Halmoni\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e is a heartwarming picture book that introduces young readers to the rich traditions of Chuseok, Korea’s harvest moon festival.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the moon grows fuller each night, Su-Jin’s halmoni (grandmother) prepares for the biggest Korean holiday of the year―a time for family, gratitude, and remembrance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEager to share the celebration, Su-Jin invites her friends Maddy and Keisha to help Halmoni get ready. Together, they prepare traditional foods, wrap gifts in colorful cloth, play festive games, and learn how to honor ancestors. Along the way, the girls discover how to wish each other a happy Chuseok in Korean and explore the connections between Korean and American Thanksgiving traditions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eKathleen Choi \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eonce worked as a child actor on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSesame Street\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She is currently managing editor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDistrict Management Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a magazine for K-12 public education leaders. Choi has collaborated with her mother, Sook Nyul Choi, on her many books for children and young adults. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eA second-generation Korean American and a parent of two, Choi seeks to preserve knowledge and a connectedness to one’s heritage by keeping Korean traditions alive in her family. Kathleen Choi was born and raised in New York City and now lives in the Boston area. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSook Nyul Choi \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis the author of the award-winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eYear of Impossible Goodbyes,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e an autobiographically based novel telling her dramatic escape from North Korea to South Korea in the aftermath of World War II. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe first in a trilogy, the two subsequent volumes, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEchoes of the White Giraffe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGathering of Pearls,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tell her story of defying odds to eventually win a scholarship and emigrate to the United States. In addition to her novels, she has written three children’s books: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHalmoni and the Picnic, Yunmi and Halmoni’s Trip, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Best Older Sister. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGiving Thanks with Halmoni\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is her latest collaboration with her daughter, Kathleen. Sook Nyul Choi lives in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Il Sung Na\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the author-illustrator of many books for children, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Book of Sleep; Bird, Balloon, Bear; That’s My Carrot;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Book of Babies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, all of which received at least one starred review. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eHe also illustrated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBeautiful Noise, The Music of John Cage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e written by Lisa Rogers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e noted that Na \"brings fresh energy to the familiar.\" Originally from South Korea, Na studied illustration at Kingston University in London and now lives in Kansas City with his wife, where he spends time teaching illustration courses at the Kansas City Art Institute.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4 - 7 years\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGrade level: ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePreschool - 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e32 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9.5 x 0.5 x 11.6 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.04 pounds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ABRAMS INC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50447775236352,"sku":"110031","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0188\/3776\/files\/71qdWqo_eeL._SL1500_copy.png?v=1790211798","url":"https:\/\/asianartmuseumstore.myshopify.com\/products\/giving-thanks-chuseok-110031","provider":"Cha May Ching Museum Boutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}