Baby Cousin's Big Day

Yoomi wants her baby cousin to be happy–on her 1st birthday and for the rest of her life. Can Yoomi help? The whole family is gathering to celebrate baby cousin’s 1st birthday. They will do the doljabi! Dasom’s mommy will assemble a microphone, a ball, money, yarn, a paintbrush, and other things. Dasom will pick something, and that will decide her future. If she picks a ball, she will be an athlete. If she picks a paintbrush, she will be an artist.; Yoomi is worried. What if Dasom picks a paintbrush and doesn’t want to be an artist? Grandma assures Yoomi that Dasom can become whatever she wants–but maybe she will be a creative person, just like an artist.; Then baby Dasom’s choice surprises everyone. She picks Yoomi! Yoomi’s concern displays empathy, and her questioning shows a girl exercising her critical thinking muscles in this delightful story about family customs and relationships.; YOOMI FRIENDS AND FAMILY is a picture book series about a Korean girl,; her loved ones, and her culture. Other books in the series are Her debut picture book Cat on the Bus is an ILA/CBC Children's Choice. Her books in the Yoomi Friends and Family series are all Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selections and No Kimchi for Me! is a Bank Street College Best Book of the Year. Aram has been invited to numerous book festivals and events to read and to talk about her creative process. She also holds workshops for people who want to create their own children's books. Visit aramkim.com.

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Yoomi wants her baby cousin to be happy-on her 1st birthday and for the rest of her life. Can Yoomi help? The whole family is gathering to celebrate baby cousin's 1st birthday. They will do the doljabi! Dasom's mommy will assemble a microphone, a ball, money, yarn, a paintbrush, and other things. Dasom will pick something, and that will decide her future. If she picks a ball, she will be an athlete. If she picks a paintbrush, she will be an artist. Yoomi is worried. What if Dasom picks a paintbrush and doesn't want to be an artist? Grandma assures Yoomi that Dasom can become whatever she wants-but maybe she will be a creative person, just like an artist. Then baby Dasom's choice surprises everyone. She picks Yoomi! Yoomi's concern displays empathy, and her questioning shows a girl exercising her critical thinking muscles in this delightful story about family customs and relationships. YOOMI FRIENDS AND FAMILY is a picture book series about a Korean girl, her loved ones, and her culture. Other books in the series are No Kimchi for Me!, a Junior Library Guild selection and a Bank Street College Best Book of the Year, Let's Go to Taekwondo: A Story About Persistence, Bravery, and Breaking Boards, a Junior Library Guild Selection, and Sunday Funday in Koreatown, a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection.