Family Book Talk
Hope Lim is a children’s book author with a BA in English literature as well as an MA in conference interpretation. She is the author of I Am a Bird , illustrated by Hyewon Yum. This story was inspired by the changes she noticed to her own hometown while visiting with her son and husband. Born and raised in South Korea, Hope Lim now lives with her family in San Francisco. Jaime Kim was born and raised in Korea before moving to the United States at the age of eighteen. She is the author-illustrator of Ready for the Spotlight! and the illustrator of many books for young readers, including La La La: A Story of Hope by Kate DiCamillo, And Then Comes Summer by Tom Brenner, Around the Table That Grandad Built by Melanie Heuiser Hill, Isle of You by David LaRochelle, and Welcome to Your World by Smriti Prasadam-Halls. Jaime Kim lives in North Carolina.
BOOK 4: Mommy’s Hometown When a boy and his mother visit the Korean village where she grew up, he is surprised to see that it has become a big city. But one thing remains the same from her stories—the river she played in as a child. This edition is only available for distribution through the school market. scholastic.com MommysHome_9781339034324_COV.indd 1
MOMMY’S HOMETOWN Hope Lim illustrated by Jaime Kim A #1 New York Times best-selling illustrator
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TALKING TIPS An Important Trip Pages 1–9
Wading in the River Page 16–23 • Important Moment: In the middle of the bustling city, the boy and his mother wade into the river—like the mother did as a child, and like the boy has dreamed of doing. • Ask and Share: Why do you think the mother and her son wade into the river, even though no one else is doing it? Have you ever done something you wanted to do, even though no one else was doing it? Beautiful City Pages 24–30 • Important Moment: After wading in the river, the boy can now see the beauty in the big city even as he imagines his mother as a child in her small village. • Ask and Share: Why does the boy start to see the city differently? Have you ever experienced something new and realized that your feelings at the end of the experience were different from the beginning?
• Important Moment: After hearing many stories about the river his mother played in as a child in Korea, a boy is finally going to see it for himself. • Ask and Share: Why do you think the boy likes hearing stories about his mother’s childhood? What kinds of stories do you like to hear from your family or caregivers, and why? New Replaces Old Page 10–15 • Important Moment: When they get to his mother’s village, the boy is surprised to find a big city that is different from her stories. • Ask and Share: How does the boy feel when he discovers that his mother’s hometown is different from the stories she told him? How do you feel when something important turns out to be different from what you expected?
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