Where's Halmoni?

A mysterious new doorway in their grandmother's room and some equally mysterious paw prints lead Joon and Noona into a land of mischievous and snack-loving animals, and into the world of the traditional Korean folk tales Seattle's Julie Kim heard as a child. Her retellings (and her exquisitely beautiful illustrations) combine the magic and mischief of those stories with a modern goofiness that fits their mood perfectly (in my favorite image, a giant dokkebi goblin happily sips from Joon's tiny juice box). I hope that wily, unassuming grandma (or Halmoni, in Korean) has some more tales up her sleeve. (3 and up)