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Hyewon Yum

Hyewon Yum is the author and illustrator of many picture books, including Lion Needs A Haircut and Grandpa Across the Ocean. Her book Saturday is Swimming Day was named a Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor and Mom, It's My First Day of Kindergarten! received the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award. Hyewon was born and grew up in Seoul, Korea. Now she lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her family.
Let's Celebrate Korean New Year!

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Let's Celebrate Korean New Year!

Ring in the Year of the Snake on Lunar New Year!

Celebrate the year of the Snake in 2025 as the lunar calendar ticks over to a new year beginning on January 29! East Asian cultures will ring in the year with festivals, fireworks, and feasts, culminating in the Lantern Festival on February 12. In the Chinese zodiac, the year of the Wood Snake suggests a

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