Yangsook Choi

Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what about when nobody can pronounce your name? Having just moved from Korea, Unhei is anxious that American kids will like her. So instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she tells the class that she will choose a name by the following week. Her new classmates...

From Yangsook Choi comes an empowering picture book about a child learning a new language to keep in touch with an old friend. Today is the day I'll make friends. At least, that's what I promise myself. Jihun recently moved to the United States. In his new classroom, he receives an assignment to write a letter to his best friend—but...

What is the best thing about where you live? Share something unusual about it. I smiled as I wrote Peaches. The peaches grown in Bucheon are the best in all of South Korea, and a rare treat for a young Yangsook. She dreams of a peach orchard where she can play and eat as much of the delicious fruit as...