Moon Pops

by Heena Baek, translated by Jieun Kiaer

Kids' Book of the Week , September 20, 2021

Phinney Kids by Post #69

In her 40s, Baek has already become the first Korean to win the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Award, and with Moon Pops, her first book in English, it's easy to see why. For her illustrations, she builds intricate and evocative dioramas that make each page feel almost three-dimensional, and her story, about a melting moon turned into popsicles on a hot night, is equally ingenious. (Ages 2 to 5)

— Tom

Moon Pops was reviewed in Newsletter #308 on September 20, 2021. For more like this, and other bookish news, sign up for the newsletter .

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