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7-Imp’s 7 Kicks #750: Featuring Heena Baek

h1 July 4th, 2021 by jules



 

I’ve a review over at BookPage of Heena Baek’s Moon Pops (Owlkids, August 2021). As you will read in my review, the book was originally published in South Korea and has been translated into English by Jieun Kiaer. Author-illustrator Heena Baek won the 2020 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and this is the first of her books to be published in English. It is the story of a summer night so hot that the moon melts. So. A perfect book for summer.

Here is the review, and below are some spreads. …



 


“Everybody turned on their air conditioners, whir-whir. They turned on their fans,
rattle-rattle. They opened their fridge doors, hum-hum. And they closed their windows
to the heat, hoping to finally get some sleep.”
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“The moon was melting! Granny ran out from apartment 503
with a bucket to catch the falling moon drops.”
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“Granny stepped out to greet her neighbors with frozen moon pops.
She handed them out, one by one. They were icy and sweet.”
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“As everyone licked their moon pops, something strange began to happen.
The heat was melting away.”
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“Granny welcomed two strange rabbits into her home. She felt she had seen them somewhere before. ‘We come from the moon,’ they told her. ‘Our home has melted away.’ ‘Oh, how terrible.’ Granny sat and wondered what to do.
Her eyes fell on an empty flowerpot sitting on the kitchen table.”
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MOON POPS. Copyright © 2010, 2014 Heena Baek. First published in Korean by Bear Books Inc. North American translation copyright © Jieun Kiaer 2021. Illustrations reproduced by permission of Owlkids Books, Toronto.

* * * Jules’s Kicks * * *

Note for any new readers: 7-Imp’s 7 Kicks is a weekly meeting ground for taking some time to reflect on Seven(ish) Exceptionally Fabulous, Beautiful, Interesting, Hilarious, or Otherwise Positive Noteworthy Things from the past week, whether book-related or not, that happened to you. New kickers are always welcome.

1) The 2021 ALA Youth Media Awards winners have given their acceptance speeches, and the Horn Book is posting some, as they always do. Here is Michaela Goade’s Caldecott speech.

2) Plans to see friends tonight.

3) The unmitigated joy of children playing in splashy fountains outdoors during the summer.

4) Walks — with early July granting us a small breeze.

5) My new earrings. With a fox. In a tophat. And a monocole. Drinking tea.

6) The music they are playing in Loki slaps, as the young people say. Such as:

 



 

7) Speaking of music, this is my favorite song of the summer (and there’s a great story behind it about how The Go! Team found their singers for it):

 



 

What are YOUR kicks this week?





5 comments to “7-Imp’s 7 Kicks #750: Featuring Heena Baek”

  1. Hello, Moon Pops, Moon Bunnies, and Imps! Hope you’re having a good weekend.

    Jules: Those foxes sound ADORABLE. Have fun with friends!

    My kicks from the past week:
    1) Visits
    2) Cats
    3) Trust
    4) Sleep
    5) New routines
    6) Pace
    7) Breaks

         by Little Willow July 4th, 2021 at 12:44 pm

  2. Moon Pops sound delicious! This book and illustrations are perefct timing after the heatwave we just had in the PNW. Love resourceful Granny collecting the melting moon and the illustration of everyone with their Moon Pops.

    Jules – yay for walks and cool breezes, kids in fountains and plans to see friends. Thank you for sharing Michaela Goade’s wonderful Caldecott speech.

    Little Willow – sounds like you’ve had a wonderful week. Especially love your kicks for visits, cats, sleep and breaks.

    My kicks:
    1) Having dinner and playing a few holes of golf at sunset at McMenamins Edgefield last night.
    2) Getting up early and playing tennis this monring.
    3) Court Friday morning followed by fresh vegan donuts and coffee.
    4) Cooler weather.
    5) An extended family recovered from Covid and was released from the hospital. (They had not been vaccinated when they caught it. Vaccines work!)
    6) Getting surprise gifts in the mail.
    7) Evening walks with Daisy in the cooler air.
    7.5) Cherry pie for a BBQ this afternoon.

    Have a safe and happy 4th Imps!

         by Rachel July 4th, 2021 at 1:13 pm

  3. Kick 5 should read “extended family member” – Not extended family. (Sigh)

         by Rachel July 4th, 2021 at 1:14 pm

  4. Little Willow: Thanks! The earrings can be seen here: https://sugareesboutique.com/collections/accessories. They say “sold out” — because of me! … Sounds like you had a good week. You know I’m always glad for your sleep and breaks, since you’re so hard-working. Yay CATS!

    Rachel: I’m glad to see in your kicks that the heatwave has subsided. Glad your family member is okay. Enjoy your BBQ! I’m gonna have to look into vegan donuts ….

    Enjoy the week, you all!

         by jules July 4th, 2021 at 6:29 pm

  5. Rachel: So glad to hear they’re okay! Stay cool and stay safe.

    Jules: What a cute little fox! Thanks. Cats are the best.

         by Little Willow July 4th, 2021 at 8:12 pm

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