{"product_id":"a-spoonful-of-the-sea-hyewon-yum","title":"A Spoonful of the Sea · Hyewon Yum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn her birthday, a girl is presented with a bowl of miyeokguk, seaweed soup—instead of the cake she wants. As she stirs her soup, her mother tells her how mothers eat it after giving birth and how it is served on birthdays to honor them; about haenyeo, women who dive into the ocean’s depths to harvest shellfish and seaweed; and how, many mothers ago, a pregnant haenyeo saw a whale eating seaweed after giving birth and tried it after having her own baby—creating a tradition that would continue for generations of daughters to come. Award-winning picture book creator Hyewon Yum has crafted a luminous and heartfelt celebration of motherhood, heritage, and the deep-rooted connection between women and nature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eReading age: 4-8 years\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\"[A] tender, time-spanning narrative... Soft, signature-style illustrations from Yum (\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eToto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e) build to a moving spread of a whale and generations of haenyeo swimming in the bowl of soup, lovingly linking mothers across species and decades.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Textured illustrations radiate tranquil warmth, capturing the quiet intimacy between mother and child. By the end, when the girl finally takes a spoonful, readers feel the same warmth rising from the bowl.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Horn Book Magazine (starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHyewon Yum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the award-winning creator of several picture books, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMom, It’s My First Day of Kindergarten!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, winner of the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award. Originally from South Korea, she now lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WW Norton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49731201007856,"sku":null,"price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/1637\/2040\/files\/ScreenShot2026-05-15at3.14.35PM.png?v=1778872881","url":"https:\/\/www.heritageseaweed.com\/products\/a-spoonful-of-the-sea-hyewon-yum","provider":"Heritage Seaweed","version":"1.0","type":"link"}