This was a fascinating story about family, traditions, and finding ways to connect with our grandparents. Su-Jin is a young girl who knows that her grandmother is missing her cousins and family traditions from Korea now that she lives in the United States. However, Su-Jin isn't familiar with Chuseok, a celebration of the Harvest Moon. Along with Su-Jin and friends, the reader learns about the lunar calendar and Korean traditions as they diverge and converge with the Gregorian calendar and traditions.

This is a holiday that was unfamiliar to me, and it was fascinating learning through the eyes of a child. The narrator connects the celebration of the harvest moon with her American tradition of Thanksgiving, which will help readers make a connection as well. At the end of the book, the author includes a glossary and more information about Korean agricultural traditions, and some of the challenges that the land created for farming.

I really enjoyed the topic, narration, and illustrations. I highly recommend this book for schools and libraries.

Chuseok is like Thanksgiving in Korea, and this is a wonderful picture book talking about the origin and traditions of the holiday. Su-Jin knows her grandmother is missing Korea, and decides with her friends to help her celebrate Chuseok. This was a wonderful story about people sharing their cultures, and ended with a promise to teach the grandmother about American Thanksgiving.

This picture book is very wordy with simple, minimal art on many pages. It shares about the celebration of Chuseok including nonfiction facts in the back.

This book is absolutely amazing!! I can't stress enough how important it is for there to be a wide variety of cultures that are represented in children's books. The author of this book definitely knew this, and I applaud them for sharing Korean culture in this book. Additionally, I loved that Su-Jin had friends that showed a lot of curiosity and interest regarding Chuseok, even though they didn't traditionally celebrate it themselves. This is great for young readers to see because it will encourage them to explore cultures that are unfamiliar to them, which will broaden their horizons greatly. Lastly, I adored the ending of this book, because it hinted at other characters sharing their fall traditions sometime later on. In other words, it leaves the book on a more open-ended note, but is still satisfying for the reader.
This book was so educational, diverse, and heartwarming. Awesome work!