Dear Juno by Soyung Park (grades 1-3)

Soyung Pak is an Ezra Jack Keats Award winning children's book author. Her previous works include Sumi's First Day of School, A Place to Grow, and Dear, Juno. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Education. She lives in New Jersey with her family. Juno's grandmother writes in Korean and Juno writes in drawings, but that doesn't mean they can't exchange letters. From the photo his grandmother sends him, Juno can tell that she has a new cat. From the picture he makes for her, Juno's grandmother can tell that he wants her to come for a visit. So she sends Juno a miniature plane, to let him know she's on the way. This tender tale won the author an Ezra Jack Keats award, and is a perfect introduction to the concept of foreign cultures and far-off lands.