The Most Perfect Persimmon awards-Coretta Scott King Award After Jacks

After Jacks

calls two hippos on the phone…Exuberant hippopotamus guests show up in ever-increasing numbers

She knew he left when she was little due to a drug addiction

always at maddeningly inconvenient times

Original illustration published as a cartoon on page 36 of The American Boy

The Most Perfect Persimmon awards-Coretta Scott King Award After JacksIn this charming author illustrator debut, a Korean American girl harvests a perfectly ripe persimmon that she cant wait to share with Grandma. When Joo Hong harvests a beautiful persimmon from her moms garden, she cant wait to give it to her grandma who is visiting from far away. However, the days leading up to her arrival feel like foreverand the persimmon is looking less and less perfect as time passes by. What can Joo Hong do to make sure its