Okchundang Candy
“An achingly lovely work laced with profound truths on love, death, and grief.”
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Winner of a 2023 Korea Picture Book Award
I still remember that house filled with summer...
Growing up, Jung-soon spent every moment she could at her grandparents' house. Dressing up and watching cartoons. Dyeing each other's fingernails with crushed balsam petals. Getting the whole neighborhood together to sweep their streets. Falling asleep together-just the three of them, happy.
Grandfather was Grandmother's best and only friend. On every Jesa day, during the ancestral ritual, he would gently place the okchundang candy in her mouth, a big smile spreading across her face as it melted on her tongue. But nothing ever stays the same, and as Jung-soon got older, so did her grandparents.
An achingly beautiful graphic novel about the little joys and sharp sorrows that make up a life together as a family.