“The taste of mother,
Mom's Mom's Taste
“Let’s all eat together.”

In delicious kimchi
Mother's love

Since its publication in 2020, "Mom's Kimchi Notebook," which has been loved by many readers and has been selected as a recommended book by libraries large and small across the country, has been released in a revised edition.
Let's follow the kimchi-making process of a mother in a new book. The book details everything from carefully turning the cabbage over and pickling it, as if washing a baby, to evenly coating the cabbage with red kimchi seasoning, to carefully placing the finished kimchi into the kimchi jar.
The main character, 'I', helps his mother, asks her questions, and experiences kimchi-making with his whole body.
After my mother chats with the other women and works hard, the kimchi-making process is over.
My mom puts kimchi in my mouth.
I say, “Mom’s kimchi is the best.”
The process of making kimchi seems unremarkable, but why is it that Mom's kimchi is the most delicious? What secret ingredient lies behind Mom's kimchi? Only in the final scene do we finally realize that the secret ingredient in Mom's kimchi is love.
It's revealed what was written in the notebook my mother was looking through.
Meanwhile, in the part where the mother says to herself, “I bet my mother made kimchi for me too?”, we can guess that the mother also received great love from her mother’s mother.
Think about the warm love of mothers contained in kimchi and learn about the importance of family.

It was warm and cozy
Our kimchi-making scene

This book recalls the residential areas of Seoul in the 1980s, depicting the childhoods of the generation close to today's children's parents.
The characters, props, and locations were expressed delicately and beautifully, including the mothers with curly perms, the ugly dolls and cassette tapes, and even the alley in front of the house where children played with rubber bands.
You can see and feel the not-so-distant past throughout the book.
In a landscape that seems faded, rustic, and colorful, take a look at the process of family and neighbors working together to make kimchi.
In winter, you will learn about our country's unique culture of making kimchi and the love of helping and sharing with neighbors.
Kimchi is not just a simple food, but a meaningful food culture imbued with wisdom and meaning. You can also see that the process and method of making it vary slightly from household to household.
How is the kimchi we eat at home made? Have you ever seen kimchi made? Let's share our thoughts while reading this book.
The text and illustrations vividly depict scenes from the past, allowing children to experience unfamiliar scenes and evoking nostalgia in adults, making this a great picture book for families of all ages to read and discuss together.

* Linked to elementary school curriculum
1st year, 2nd semester, integrated (winter) 1.
This is our country
2nd grade, 2nd semester, Korean language 1.
Recalling the scene
2nd semester, 2nd grade, Korean language 7.
Let's look at the order in which things happened.