Mindy Kim and the Trip to Korea

Mindy Kim and the Trip to Korea

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  • Create Date：2021-08-16 06:52:01
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
  • Status：finish
  • Author：Lyla Lee
  • ISBN：1534488944
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Summary

Fresh off the Boat meets Junie B。 Jones in the adorable chapter book series following Mindy Kim， a young Asian American Girl—in this fifth novel， Mindy goes to South Korea！

Mindy is super excited to go to South Korea to visit her grandparents！ She has never taken such a big trip before， and she can’t wait to see her family again。 Plus， Dad’s girlfriend， Julie， is also going to meet the family for the first time。

Mindy and Julie decide to make a traditional Korean meal for the family as a thank-you for hosting。 But after a few mishaps， Mindy fears they are cooking up a big disaster in the kitchen！ Can Mindy and Julie make sure their meal passes the most important taste test of them all？

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Reviews

Erica Flory ，

My favorite of the series so far！

Jessica ，

I hope that Lyla Lee keeps writing the Mindy Kim series for a long time， because my Korean-American daughter loves it！ In an author's note， Lee mentions that it was written in the two week quarantine period while she was waiting to get into Korea， and I think that her writing is really good for that time frame and also how young Lee is （ok that sounds super ageist of me。。。）。 In the book， Mindy gets to go to Korea for the first time， meet her extended family， eat yummy Korean food， and visit vari I hope that Lyla Lee keeps writing the Mindy Kim series for a long time， because my Korean-American daughter loves it！ In an author's note， Lee mentions that it was written in the two week quarantine period while she was waiting to get into Korea， and I think that her writing is really good for that time frame and also how young Lee is （ok that sounds super ageist of me。。。）。 In the book， Mindy gets to go to Korea for the first time， meet her extended family， eat yummy Korean food， and visit various sights in Seoul like Geongbukgong Palace and Namdaemun Market。 My six year old could relate to nearly all of it--wanting to go to Korea， wanting a new hanbok （Korean cultural dress， wanting to connect with her Korean cousins）， which was a beautiful thing！For the other Mindy Kim books， my three year old has read aloud with us， but she was a little less interested in this one， I think because there seem to be less illustrations。 There is one （adorable） illustration per chapter， which means that there are 4-5 unillustration pages， so her attention was wandering a bit。 But they both really liked all the Korean language references they knew （harabeoji， gomap-sumnida， etc。）。 And when we read about eating mul-naengmyun， the kids had just had it that day， so they roared with laughter when the characters mentioned that Appa only puts cucumber on top， while Halmoni puts beef， egg， and cucumber， because their Appa had only put cucumber。 Anyway， these relatable things are why I love this series， but the best part is that anyone， Korean or not， can enjoy。 （Also， I'm Chinese just like Mindy's dad's girlfriend Julie， so I could totally relate to her first trip to Korea too！） 。。。more

Anna ，

I adore this series。

Karin Vee ，

I check out a lot of early readers since I am a teacher， and Mindy Kim books always make me cry！ They’re the representation I never saw when I was younger。 Reading how Mindy navigates the complexity of loving family but having a language barrier， and thinking about my own experiences with that moving back and forth from Japan and the US and how much I missed my grandparents was just too much 🥺 Also， I love the healthy relationship between Mindy and her Appa。 I feel like so often we don’t see hea I check out a lot of early readers since I am a teacher， and Mindy Kim books always make me cry！ They’re the representation I never saw when I was younger。 Reading how Mindy navigates the complexity of loving family but having a language barrier， and thinking about my own experiences with that moving back and forth from Japan and the US and how much I missed my grandparents was just too much 🥺 Also， I love the healthy relationship between Mindy and her Appa。 I feel like so often we don’t see healthy dad characters （especially Asian ones！） in books and their relationship is so sweet and loving！ These are great for ANY kid ✨ 。。。more

Hannah Rozen-wheeler ，

Mindy， her father and his coworker Julie visit the young girl's grandparents in Korea。 Unfortunately， they try making a meal without much success。 Can Mindy and Julie impress her grandparents enough to be invited back？ Mindy， her father and his coworker Julie visit the young girl's grandparents in Korea。 Unfortunately， they try making a meal without much success。 Can Mindy and Julie impress her grandparents enough to be invited back？ 。。。more

Shenwei ，

now I'm craving Korean food and also want to go visit Korea again 😫 now I'm craving Korean food and also want to go visit Korea again 😫 。。。more

Alissa ，

Great depth of story for an early reader （trigger warning on Mindy's deceased mom - who passed away after extended illness prior to this series' origin）。 My daughter is obsessed with Mindy's campaigns to get a dog， good friends， and fantastic vacations。 We have re-read these on the regular for the last month - great series。 Great depth of story for an early reader （trigger warning on Mindy's deceased mom - who passed away after extended illness prior to this series' origin）。 My daughter is obsessed with Mindy's campaigns to get a dog， good friends， and fantastic vacations。 We have re-read these on the regular for the last month - great series。 。。。more

A。 ，

Mindy is so adorable and I loved this latest adventure of hers！ It is such a sweet story of family and love and heritage。 I also was excited to have a book that discussed the experience of traveling to a new country so well for children--this is not an experience you find in a lot of children's books and I am excited to have this for my kids。 Such a great book。 Mindy is so adorable and I loved this latest adventure of hers！ It is such a sweet story of family and love and heritage。 I also was excited to have a book that discussed the experience of traveling to a new country so well for children--this is not an experience you find in a lot of children's books and I am excited to have this for my kids。 Such a great book。 。。。more

Crystal ✬ Lost in Storyland ，

Mindy Kim is nine years old and visiting Korea for the first time！ Her mom and dad were both born in South Korea， but she was born in San Francisco。 So， she’s only ever seen her extended family through a screen。 Her dad’s girlfriend， Julie， is also going to meet the family for the first time。I’m not Korean， nor have I been to Korea。 But like Mindy， I’m American-born to immigrant parents。 I can relate to wishing that I spoke more of my family’s language， long international flights， the struggle t Mindy Kim is nine years old and visiting Korea for the first time！ Her mom and dad were both born in South Korea， but she was born in San Francisco。 So， she’s only ever seen her extended family through a screen。 Her dad’s girlfriend， Julie， is also going to meet the family for the first time。I’m not Korean， nor have I been to Korea。 But like Mindy， I’m American-born to immigrant parents。 I can relate to wishing that I spoke more of my family’s language， long international flights， the struggle to find topics to talk about with cousins who speak little English， love of good food， and grandparents who spoiled me。 It was heart-warming to see Mindy spend time with her family， learn about her culture， and make friends with her cousins。Another wonderful moment in the book is when Mindy and Julie decide to make a traditional Korean meal to thank Mindy’s family for hosting them。 This is the first time that the two do something with just the two of them。 It was fun to see them bond over food and the desire to do something for Mindy’s family。 。。。more

Holly ，

I LOVE this series！！

Hyunhee Lim ，

I LOVE this series！

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