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Gr 1–3—Yum (Toto) honors an old Korean custom with this intimate family exchange, illustrated in subdued hues with soft focus figures. Serving her young daughter a bowl of "miyeok-guk," or seaweed soup, on her birthday, a mother sees her screwed up face and explains that it's not only a traditional birthday dish for children, but like her own mother and all the mothers before them, she herself had a bowl every day for a month after she gave birth. T...Log In or Sign Up to Read More