This re-telling of the popular Korean folktale Byeol Ju Bu Jeon is full of humor and hijinks you won't want to miss!
Meet Tokki. He's a rabbit who lives in the forest. Tokki loves reading books and eating strawberries. And, more than anything, Tokki loves outrunning his foes.
Now, meet Jara. He's a softshell turtle who resides underwater near the Sea Palace. Jara loves his plants and his routine. And, more than anything, Jara loves the Sea King who rules over the ocean.
When the Sea King falls ill from a mysterious disease and needs a rabbit's liver to be cured, Jara and Tokki find themselves locked in a battle of wits both are determined to win. When it comes to this sneaky rabbit and sly turtle, it's anyone's guess who will end up outsmarting the other once and for all. . . Aram Kim is an author-illustrator who has always been enchanted by adventure stories and clever tricksters. So naturally, she wanted to retell her all-time favorite Korean folktale about Tokki and Jara that is packed with irresistible elements - characters who are just a little bit sneaky, daring escapes, and adventures to the new world!
Aram's other books include Tomorrow Is New Year's Day: Seollal, a Korean Celebration of the Lunar New Year and Sunday Funday in Koreatown, both Junior Library Guild Selections; Let's Go to Taekwondo! and No Kimchi for Me!, both Junior Library Guild Selections and Bank Street College Best Children's Books of the Year; and many more. Raised in South Korea, she now lives in Queens, New York, happily surrounded by diverse food and cultures "Kim's digitally collaged mixed-media illustrations create profusely colorful pages. She deftly incorporates humor, from Jara's Sea King tchotchkes to Tokki's culinarily trendy scatological solution. . .Memorably reclaims a timeless tale highlighting clever resourcefulness." --Kirkus
"Kim's digitally collaged mixed-media illustrations create profusely colorful pages. She deftly incorporates humor, from Jara's Sea King tchotchkes to Tokki's culinarily trendy scatological solution. . .Memorably reclaims a timeless tale highlighting clever resourcefulness."
Kirkus
"Cartoony and colorful visuals in crayon, pastel, and charcoal pencil complement the humorous tale...With humorous facial expressions of anthropomorphic creatures and engaging graphic elements throughout, Kim delivers a playful retelling of a popular, centuries-old South Korean story."
