Juna and Appa

by Jane Park (Author) Felicia Hoshino (Illustrator)

Juna and Appa
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
From the creators of the award-winning picture book Juna's Jar, comes a new magical tale where Juna embarks on a journey to help her biggest hero--her Appa! Juna enjoys helping her father in their dry-cleaning shop on Saturdays. It's their special time together. One day Juna sees a customer yelling at Appa about a lost jacket. Juna has never seen her father look so worried and becomes determined to help. She sets off on a magical journey in search of the jacket, and along the way meets remarkable animals that show her the different ways that fathers care for their young. Juna and Appa is a tender ode to fathers and to the many families working behind shop counters.
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$19.95

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Praise for Juna's Jar by Jane Park and Felicia Hoshino:

New Voices Award Winner, LEE & LOW BOOKS
Notable Books for a Global Society, International Reading Association (IRA)
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, Asian/Pacific American Library Association
Best Books of the Year, Honorable Mention, The Huffington Post
Best Multicultural Books, Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Books
Top 2015 Mighty Girl Books for Young Children, A Mighty Girl

Jane Park

Jane Park (formerly Bahk) won Lee &Low's New Voices Award for Juna's Jar, which was also recognized with the Asian/Pacific American Library Association Award for Literature and as a Notable Book for a Global Society by the International Literacy Association. Juna and Appa was inspired by her memories of growing up in her family's dry-cleaning shop. Park lives with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area. You can visit her online at janeparkbooks.com.

Felicia Hoshino is an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer who also illustrated Lee & Low's Juna's Jar, A Place Where Sunflowers Grow, and Little Sap and Monsieur Rodin. In addition to creating mixed-media images for children's books and magazines, she enjoys painting children's portraits, cooking with her husband, and decorating the walls at home with art created by her son and daughter. Hoshino lives in her native San Francisco, California, with her family. You can visit her online at felishino.com.

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781643792279
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Publication date
May 20, 2022
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV039050 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV013060 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents
Library of Congress categories
Lost and found possessions
Lost articles
Animals
Imagination
Fathers and daughters
Habits and behavior
Korean Americans
Dry cleaning industry

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