author results for Lim, Hope

At the Window

Lim, Hope — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

"Every day, a child walking a dog around the block passes a woman seated in her wide front window. What is she doing? What does she see? Days pass, and the two neighbors exchange smiles, nods, and waves. Soon they're calling out 'Hello!' But one day, the child finds the wide window empty and a For Sale sign on the lawn. When the opportunity to look out through, instead of up into, that now-lonely window arrives, the rewards ripple out in heartwarming ways"-- Provided by publisher.

My Tree

Lim, Hope — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT

"A boy makes a connection with a plum tree after moving to a new home"-- Provided by publisher.

Sourgrass

Lim, Hope — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Sofia and May find a way to keep their special friendship alive when May moves away.

Mommy's Hometown

Lim, Hope — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT

When a young boy and his mother travel to her childhood home in Korea, the town is not as he imagined until he visits the river where she used to play and sees that the spirit and happiness of those days remain.

I Am A Bird

Lim, Hope — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Each morning, a little girl and her dad ride their bike to school. As they twist and turn through the city streets, the little girl sings her bird song for all to hear. But when the girl sees the strange woman in blue carrying a mysterious bag, she goes quiet until the woman is out of sight. One day, when the little girl and her dad are running late, the girl discovers what the woman in blue does with her bag each morning. The surprising revelation transforms the girl's fear of the stranger into a kinship to be celebrated.

My Tree

Lim, Hope — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT

When a young boy's beloved plum tree falls in a storm, he feels like he's lost both a friend and a connection to his old home.
A young boy, recently arrived from Korea, finds a glorious plum tree in his new backyard. It reminds him of a tree his family had back home, and he names it "Plumee" for the deep purple plums on its branches. Whenever the boy is homesick, he knows he can take shelter in Plumee's tall branches.
And when a storm brings the old tree down, he and his friends have all kinds of adventures on its branches, as it becomes a dragon, a treehouse, and a ship in their imaginations. But soon it's time to say goodbye when the remains of the tree are taken away. Before long, a new plum tree is planted, new blossoms bloom, and a new friendship takes root.
A South Korean immigrant herself, Hope Lim brings her perspective on the struggle for child immigrants to feel at home to bear through spare, poetic text, perfectly matched by soft, lyrical illustrations by Korean artist Il Sung Na.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection