Hyewon Yum is the author and illustrator of several acclaimed books for children, including Mom, It’s My First Day of Kindergarten!, which earned her the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award. She is also the illustrator of A Piece of Home, written by Jeri Watts. Hyewon Yum lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.
This tender and accessible story of bravery and patience when
facing a new situation encompasses a wide range of emotions for
timid children of all shapes and colors.
—Kirkus Reviews
While showing children they can overcome their fear of water and
learn to swim, this quiet picture book realistically depicts how
slow their progress will be, yet how rewarding.
—Booklist
Yum’s watercolor and colored pencil illustrations perfectly capture
a young child’s expressions, conveying reluctance and nervousness
as much through body position as through the text. The instructor
and classmates are portrayed as a diverse group inclusive of
ethnicity and body type. An empowering story of gradually
overcoming fear that will resonate with young children. A great
purchase for most collections.
—School Library Journal
Yum’s watercolor and colored-pencil illustrations show children
with a variety of skin tones and features...There’s no preaching or
reproach or trick here, just adults modeling the patience needed to
give an anxious child time and space to try something new.
—The Horn Book
The illustrations depict ethnically and racially diverse characters
and capture through body language the pains and joys of overcoming
the fear of water.
—World Magazine
Yum pays so much respect to the interior lives of children in this
story that young readers and listeners will surely relate, even if
they’ve never once taken a swimming lesson.
—Kirkus Reviews (blog)
Yum captures the power of empathic patience to turn apprehension
into accomplishment.
—Shelf Awareness for Readers
This is a sweet story many families will relate to, illustrated
with summery watercolor and colored-pencil illustrations and a cast
of many colors.
—Palo Alto Weekly
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