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Tomorrow Is New Year's Day

Name: Tomorrow Is New Year's Day
ISBN: 9781250362544

Seollal, a Korean Celebration of the Lunar New Year

Aram Kim

Square Fish · Print & ebook · December 16, 2025

Reading lane: JUVENILE FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Lunar New Year

From Korean American author-illustrator Aram Kim, Tomorrow is New Year's Day follows a little girl sharing the fun customs of Seollal—the Korean Lunar New Year—with her classmates.

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Why This Clicks

A New Year Shared

Seollal comes alive through the small pleasures of introducing a Korean celebration to school friends.

Come here for

A colorful hanbok, sebae, and tteokguk in the mix
A child’s warm invitation to share a family celebration

Expect

A lively, accessible story about cultural traditions and new friends
A glossary of Korean terms with a pronunciation guide

Book Details

Authors: Aram Kim
Publisher: Square Fish
Published: December 16, 2025
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: JUVENILE FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Lunar New Year · Nonreligious Holidays
Reading lane: JUVENILE FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Lunar New Year

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Multigenerational Families
Nonreligious Celebrations
Diversity & Multicultural

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From Korean American author-illustrator Aram Kim, Tomorrow is New Year's Day follows a little girl sharing the fun customs of Seollal—the Korean Lunar New Year—with her classmates. Seollal, the Korean Lunar New Year, is Mina’s favorite day of the year. Mina can't wait to share the customs of Seollal with all of her friends at school. She will show her classmates her colorful hanbok, demonstrate how to do sebae, and then everyone will make tasty tteokguk in the cooking room. Yum! Her little brother may even join in on the fun… if he can find a way out of his bad mood. In this joyful book about sharing age-old cultural celebrations with new friends, Aram Kim has created a must-have book for the New Year’s season. A glossary of Korean terms, with pronunciation guide, is included.