In this episode of Reading the Newberys we discuss the winner of the 2002 Newbery Medal A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park. (Age recommendation for this book is ages 7 and up.)
Links related to this episode:
Pictures of the original celadon pottery that inspired the pieces mentioned in A Single Shard including the “Thousand–Cranes Vase”
Linda Sue Park on winning a Newbery Medal
Wikipedia page on Linda Sue Park
Extend your reading experience:
Clay Pinch Pot Tutorial by Unschooled Art – Video on YouTube
Visit a local Korean restaurant for dinner and try some yummy Korean dishes! Or if you love to cook, check out these YouTube channels:
Cooking Korean Food with Maangchi
If you have HBO Max, check out The Great Pottery Throw Down. (Mandy describes it like the Great British Baking Show but with pottery.)
Our favorite pottery accounts on Instagram:
Charis Cook Pottery (@chariscookpottery)
Illyria Pottery (@illyriapottery)
Other books by Linda Sue Park:
Bee-bim Bop! (Picture book with a recipe in the back!)
The Firekeeper’s Son (Picture book)
A Long Walk to Water (Middle Grade)
Nya’s Long Walk (Picture book)
Xander’s Panda Party (Picture book)
Children’s books about Korean culture:
Picture Books
Tiny Feet Between the Mountains by Hanna Cha
The Green Frogs: A Korean Folktale Retold by Yumi Heo
Kimchi, Kimchi Every Day by Erica Kim
Mommy’s Hometown by Hope Lim, illustrated by Jaime Kim
A Piece of Home by Jeri Watts, illustrated by Hyewon Yum
Grandpa Across the Ocean by Hyewon Yum
Middle Grade
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller (Winner of the 2021 Newbery Medal)
Mandy’s pick for our next book:
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
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