A hopeful, heartwarming story of a girl discovering her familys past and present when she makes a deal with a magical tiger from her grandmothers stories, the Korean version of «Once upon a time . . .»
Some stories refuse to stay bottled up
When Lily and her family move in with her sick grandmother, a magical tiger straight out of her halmonis Korean folktales arrives. The tiger offers Lily a deal: if Lily will open her grandmothers star jars and return what she stole, the tiger will heal her grandmother. But deals with tigers are never what they seem! With the help of her sister and her new friend Ricky, Lily must find her voice . . . and the courage to face a tiger.
Tae Keller, the award-winning author of The Science of Breakable Things, shares a sparkling tale about the power of stories and the magic of family.
Winner of the 2021 Newbery Medal