Maddie Moo Kids Book Review: Where's Halmoni?
By: Julie Kim
We received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This book was really interesting because it's set up in a comic book style. It also happens to have a lot of Korean in it, which is fun, visually, but since I can't actually read it, I either just make funny animal noises in its place or pretend it's just part of the artwork as I read it. It's not detrimental to the story, though, as everything can be inferred without those parts, so there's no real worry of Madeline getting lost as far as what's happening. Basically when the animals/creatures speak is where you get the Korean. But what this story is really about is imagination. It's like following along as children play, which is definitely something of interest for a kid Madeline's age.
That said, the first time we read through it, I was a little concerned that she wouldn't be able to follow along. It felt like maybe it was going to go over her head a bit as there are little breaks between "scenes" that I wasn't expecting and so did a terrible job reading through correctly. But her expression of serious listening lasted the entire book, so I was curious as to whether she understood what was going on.
I should have known she wouldn't have any trouble with this book. I asked her if she liked it and she went on to tell me all the different parts she found exciting. She had no trouble whatsoever following along. She has actually requested to read it several times since the initial reading, which is always a good sign since, as you can tell by the photo, she has quite a lot of books to choose from!
I love that I can introduce her to books that feature other cultures, as I think that's very important, and I find it wonderful that she tends to actually gravitate toward some of these. We have a Thai Lullaby book that she would definitely include on her list of favorites as well.
We received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This book was really interesting because it's set up in a comic book style. It also happens to have a lot of Korean in it, which is fun, visually, but since I can't actually read it, I either just make funny animal noises in its place or pretend it's just part of the artwork as I read it. It's not detrimental to the story, though, as everything can be inferred without those parts, so there's no real worry of Madeline getting lost as far as what's happening. Basically when the animals/creatures speak is where you get the Korean. But what this story is really about is imagination. It's like following along as children play, which is definitely something of interest for a kid Madeline's age.
That said, the first time we read through it, I was a little concerned that she wouldn't be able to follow along. It felt like maybe it was going to go over her head a bit as there are little breaks between "scenes" that I wasn't expecting and so did a terrible job reading through correctly. But her expression of serious listening lasted the entire book, so I was curious as to whether she understood what was going on.
I should have known she wouldn't have any trouble with this book. I asked her if she liked it and she went on to tell me all the different parts she found exciting. She had no trouble whatsoever following along. She has actually requested to read it several times since the initial reading, which is always a good sign since, as you can tell by the photo, she has quite a lot of books to choose from!
I love that I can introduce her to books that feature other cultures, as I think that's very important, and I find it wonderful that she tends to actually gravitate toward some of these. We have a Thai Lullaby book that she would definitely include on her list of favorites as well.
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