When we were at the CT Children’s Book Fair we were lucky enough to listen to author Brenna Burns Yu read aloud her picture book, Hazel and Twig: The Birthday Fortune. It's a wonderful story, and my little sister, Margo, and I learned about a Korean first birthday tradition. It sounded like so much fun and we were lucky to get an autographed copy. How special! We couldn’t wait to get home and read it again!
Twig is
turning one and her doljabi is right around the corner. Her whole family is
excited and curious to see what she'll select. Whatever she picks will tell
her fortune. Each item that is placed on the ground represents something different. Will she be a builder? A musician? Or is
something else in store for her? Only time will tell, and no one is more
excited than Twig’s older sister, Hazel. She really hopes her sister picks yarn, so they can both live long
lives. But on Twig’s doljabi she picks something quite unexpected. Will Hazel
be able to help tell what it means? You
won’t want to miss this adorable debut picture book.
Has anyone else read Hazel and Twig: The Birthday Fortune by Brenna Burns Yu? We'd love to hear your thoughts!
Happy reading!
~ F
It sounds a delightful tale! Happy weekend, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteValerie- It is a beautiful book! :) ~F
DeleteSure sounds like a good one. Never even heard if a doljabi before either.
ReplyDeletePat- I hadn't either- but I learned a lot. So interesting. :) ~F
Deletelove this book Jess, is this in Amazon ? love the draws!!
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Gloria- It is on amazon. It is adorable. Here is the link: https://www.amazon.com/Hazel-Twig-Birthday-Brenna-Burns/dp/076368970X
DeleteEnjoy!
Looks and sounds a lovely book, the illustrations are so cute too.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Jan- The illustrations are so pretty and the story is delightful. :) ~F
DeleteHi to you both ... this sounds quite delightful - while the Doljabi is a custom I've never heard of before ... sounds so interesting - and I look forward to hearing more - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteHilary- I hadn't heard of the custom before either- but I loved learning about it. So interesting! :) ~F
DeleteHow fascinating to learn of a new tradition. The book sounds like a heap of fun too.
ReplyDeleteEC- I always love learning about new traditions and customs. So important to open our minds and expand our view. :) ~F
DeleteThe illustrations are lovely, and it's great to learn about another culture. I'm curious as to what she chooses. Thanks,
ReplyDeleteBeverly- Aren't the illustrations fabulous. You will love the item that Twig chooses. Super fun! :) ~F
DeleteThat looks really cute.
ReplyDeleteMary- It really is! :) ~F
DeleteNot only what looks like a cute read, I'm always eager to learn about different traditions and customs.
ReplyDeleteTracy- You will love this book! :) ~F
DeleteAs you say, first birthday is quite a big deal in Korea. It's almost like planning a wedding!
ReplyDeleteThe Armchair Squid- I can't believe I hadn't heard about it before and it is SUCH a big deal. Very cool to learn about for sure. :) ~F
DeleteWhat a beautiful, fun book! Something new for me, about the Korean tradition. Big Hugs!
ReplyDeleteMC- It's so fun to learn about new customs. :) ~F
DeleteThat sounds very good. I bet my mom would love this.
ReplyDeleteIt is great and the pictures are so sweet. :) ~F
DeleteThis looks like such a cute book :D Love the cover. And yay, so glad you loved it a lot. <3 Stunning review lovely :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Carina! :)
ReplyDeleteI've actually seen a YouTube video where a family was celebrating this very thing. I think the one year old picked paint or something like that. It's a really cute tradition and I wonder if it is accurate to any extent. That would be interesting (:
ReplyDeleteI would love to hear about how often it is true too. I will have to look on YouTube for people celebrating the tradition. :) ~F
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