A breathtaking picture book featuring a Korean girl and her haenyeo (free diving) grandmother about intergenerational bonds, finding courage in the face of fear, and connecting with our natural world.
Tina Cho teaches at an international school and writes for the
children's and educational markets. Though she grew up in Iowa, she
now lives in South Korea. In her free time, she enjoys playing her
electronic piano, careful not to bother her many neighbors in the
high-rise apartment building she lives in with her family.
Jess X. Snow is a queer migrant Asian Canadian artist, filmmaker,
and Pushcart-nominated poet based in Brooklyn. They are working to
build a future where migrants and people of color see themselves as
heroes on the big screen, city walls, and pages of children's books
and feel empowered to create their own art. By merging community
arts activism, healing practices, and film in their stories, Jess
hopes to encourage others to discover sanctuaries inside
themselves.
Fall 2020 Kids’ Indie Next List
Kirkus Best Children's Books 2020
Junior Library Guild selection
2021-22 International School of Beijing Panda Book Award
Freeman Award Honor
MARYLAND Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
VIRGINIA Reads
WASHINGTON DC Capitol Choices
WISCONSIN Picture This!
“Use this sweet story about family tradition, trust, and confidence
to support STEM units on weather and tides, sea life, and ecology.”
—Booklist, starred review
“In Cho and Snow’s celebration of this fascinating tradition, the
risks and rewards are given only to the worthy—which takes
practice, courage, and a grandmother’s love.” —Kirkus, starred
review
“Sturdy prose by Cho (Rice from Heaven) highlights a segment of
Korean society whose women preserve a vibrant tradition of
enterprise, stamina, and cooperation, and Grandma shines as a kind
of generous real-life superhero.” —Publishers Weekly, starred
review
”[A] must-have for any collection.” —School Library Journal,
starred review
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