The Program for Teaching East Asia and the Five College Center for East Asian Studies offer a webinar with Hope Lim, author of
Mommy’s Hometown. Through Hope Lim’s storytelling and Jaime Kim’s illustrations, this picture book takes the reader on a journey to the past and present in Daejeon, a city in central South Korea.
In this webinar, Hope Lim will speak about her writing process, the powerful intricacies of picturebooks, and her observations of
Daejeon over the years. Mommy’s Hometown is a NCSS-CBC Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies and Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection.