10 must-read cultural books like Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal by Junghwa Park

Cover of Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal by Junghwa Park

Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

By: Junghwa Park

3.62

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate Korean Lunar New Year and join one child’s quest to eat enough bowls of soup to become a …

If you liked the cultural plot in Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal by Junghwa Park , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of Big by Vashti Harrison

1. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of No Cats in the Library by Lauren Emmons

2. No Cats in the Library

By: Lauren Emmons

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A stray cat follows her love of books all the way to a new library home in this charming debut pict… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Emmons's No Cats in the Library book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas

3. Swim Team

By: Johnnie Christmas

4.28

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more

Similar categories in Johnnie Christmas's Swim Team book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • childrens
Cover of Ploof by Ben Clanton

4. Ploof

By: Ben Clanton

4.19

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Come play with Ploof! Meet a friendly cloud full of feelings in this interactive picture book for f… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. Cape

By: Kevin Johnson

4.54

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A young child learns that even superheroes hurt too in this heartrending story about loss and love,… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Johnson's Cape book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Pokko and the Drum by Matthew Forsythe

6. Pokko and the Drum

By: Matthew Forsythe

4.39

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

From E.B. White Read Aloud honor artist Matthew Forsythe comes a picture book about a magical drum,… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Forsythe's Pokko and the Drum book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Jovita Wore Pants by Aida Salazar

7. Jovita Wore Pants

By: Aida Salazar

4.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Scholastic/Levine has acquired Aida Salazar's debut picture book, Jovita Wore Pants, the story of J… read more

Similar categories in Aida Salazar's Jovita Wore Pants book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Dim Sum, Here We Come! by Maple Lam

8. Dim Sum, Here We Come!

By: Maple Lam

4.07

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From author-illustrator Maple Lam comes a new picture book about a Chinese American girl and her yo… read more

Similar categories in Maple Lam's Dim Sum, Here We Come! book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • food
  • family
  • asian literature
Cover of This Little Kitty by Karen Obuhanych

9. This Little Kitty

By: Karen Obuhanych

4.00

Format: 32 pages, Library Binding

With a bold, graphic style and a bouncy, rhyming text, this picture book catches rascally kittens b… read more

Similar categories in Karen Obuhanych's This Little Kitty book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Nian, the Chinese New Year Dragon by Virginia Loh-Hagan

10. Nian, the Chinese New Year Dragon

By: Virginia Loh-Hagan

4.12

Format: 32 pages, ebook

2020 EUREKA Excellence in Nonfiction Awards - Gold Winner 2020 Feather Quill Reviewer's Choice Awar… read more

Similar categories in Virginia Loh-Hagan's Nian, the Chinese New Year Dragon book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • holiday
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Spider in the Well by Jess Hannigan

11. Spider in the Well

By: Jess Hannigan

4.09

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

This cheeky picture book debut from author-illustrator Jess Hannigan tells the darkly dry and utter… read more

Similar categories in Jess Hannigan's Spider in the Well book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine by Hannah Moushabeck

12. Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine

By: Hannah Moushabeck

4.56

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

As bedtime approaches, three young girls eagerly await the return of their father who tells them st… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Moushabeck's Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of When the Stars Came Home by Brittany Luby

13. When the Stars Came Home

By: Brittany Luby

4.08

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A heartwarming book from creators of Indigenous and Métis descent about the power of story and trad… read more

Similar categories in Brittany Luby's When the Stars Came Home book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Plátanos are Love by Alyssa Reynoso-Morris

14. Plátanos are Love

By: Alyssa Reynoso-Morris

4.54

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A delicious picture book about the ways plantains shape Latinx culture, community, and family, told… read more

Similar categories in Alyssa Reynoso-Morris's Plátanos are Love book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • food
  • family
Cover of Scroll by Hui Li

15. Scroll

By: Hui Li

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

  Lulu and her dog Dumpling enter a magical world where Chinese calligraphy comes to life in this b… read more

Similar categories in Hui Li's Scroll book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Salat in Secret by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

16. Salat in Secret

By: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

4.55

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author of Your Name Is a Song and the bestselling illustrator of The … read more

Similar categories in Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow's Salat in Secret book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Noura's Crescent Moon by Zainab  Khan

17. Noura's Crescent Moon

By: Zainab Khan

4.37

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Venturing out after dusk with her family, a child is eager to watch for the new moon that signals t… read more

Similar categories in Zainab Khan's Noura's Crescent Moon book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • holiday
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Dear Stray by Kirsten Hubbard

18. Dear Stray

By: Kirsten Hubbard

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A prickly kitten and the child who chooses it revel in being kindred spirits while they both learn … read more

Similar categories in Kirsten Hubbard's Dear Stray book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Moon’s Ramadan by Natasha Khan Kazi

19. Moon’s Ramadan

By: Natasha Khan Kazi

4.49

Format: None pages, None

With radiant and welcoming art, this debut picture book and modern holiday classic captures the mag… read more

Similar categories in Natasha Khan Kazi's Moon’s Ramadan book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • cultural
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of A Rainbow in Brown by Pavonis Giron

20. A Rainbow in Brown

By: Pavonis Giron

4.14

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Jo wants to paint all the wonderful things she loves. With a palette of red, yellow, and blue, Jo k… read more

Similar categories in Pavonis Giron's A Rainbow in Brown book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Blue Pickup by Natasha Tripplett

21. The Blue Pickup

By: Natasha Tripplett

4.39

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A charming story about a young girl who loves fixing automobiles with her grandfather on the warm g… read more

Similar categories in Natasha Tripplett's The Blue Pickup book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal by Junghwa Park

22. Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

By: Junghwa Park

3.62

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate Korean Lunar New Year and join one child’s quest to eat enough bowls of soup to become a … read more

Similar categories in Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • food
  • family
  • asian literature
Cover of Bros by Carole Boston Weatherford

23. Bros

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.15

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A celebration of childhood from an award-winning author, this upbeat day-in-the-life of a bunch of … read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's Bros book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Boys Don't Fry by Kimberly  Lee

24. Boys Don't Fry

By: Kimberly Lee

4.18

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Jin wishes his family would ask him to help prepare the Lunar New Year feast. But boys, or Babas, n… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Lee's Boys Don't Fry book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • food
  • family
  • asian literature
Cover of Where's Joon? by Julie Kim

25. Where's Joon?

By: Julie Kim

4.42

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

"Kim's story is absolutely enchanting, but her stupendously vivacious illustrations prove even more… read more

Similar categories in Julie Kim's Where's Joon? book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • food
  • picture books
  • family
Cover of A Gift For Nai Nai by Kim-Hoa Ung

26. A Gift For Nai Nai

By: Kim-Hoa Ung

4.51

Format: None pages, None

Lyn Lyn's beloved Nai Nai has a birthday party approaching! All Lyn Lyn wants to do is make a lucky… read more

Similar categories in Kim-Hoa Ung's A Gift For Nai Nai book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of That's Not My Name! by Anoosha Syed

27. That's Not My Name!

By: Anoosha Syed

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A debut picture book about loving your name, finding your voice, and standing up for yourself from … read more

Similar categories in Anoosha Syed's That's Not My Name! book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Always Sisters: A Story of Loss and Love by Saira Mir

28. Always Sisters: A Story of Loss and Love

By: Saira Mir

4.42

Format: 32 pages, ebook

This much-needed picture book about navigating the difficult experience of pregnancy loss meets you… read more

Similar categories in Saira Mir's Always Sisters: A Story of Loss and Love book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Hold My Girl by Charlene Carr

29. Hold My Girl

By: Charlene Carr

3.96

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

Two women. Two eggs. One life-altering mistake. Katherine finally has it all. She's spent her enti… read more

Similar categories in Charlene Carr's Hold My Girl book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • family
Cover of Words Between Us by Angela Pham Krans

30. Words Between Us

By: Angela Pham Krans

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Angela Pham Krans (Finding Papa) and Dung Ho (New York Times bestselling illustrator of Eyes T… read more

Similar categories in Angela Pham Krans's Words Between Us book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • food
  • family
  • asian literature
Cover of Seoul Food by Erin Danielle Russell

31. Seoul Food

By: Erin Danielle Russell

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A young biracial girl joyfully celebrates both her Black and Korean cultures the best way she knows… read more

Similar categories in Erin Danielle Russell's Seoul Food book and Junghwa Park's Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • food
  • family
  • asian literature

29 Top childrens books like Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal by Junghwa Park

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

No Cats in the Library

Lauren Emmons

4.46

Transform Your Habits

Swim Team

Johnnie Christmas

4.28

Transform Your Habits

Ploof

Ben Clanton

4.19

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Vashti Harrison

4.66

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No Cats in the Library

Lauren Emmons

4.46

Transform Your Habits

The Truth About Dragons

Julie Leung

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Something, Someday

Amanda Gorman

4.38

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