The Goblin Twins
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- USD 4.99
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- USD 4.99
Publisher Description
Two 601-year-old goblin tricksters from Korea go on an unexpected Halloween adventure in New York City in this tongue-in-cheek story from Frances Cha, critically acclaimed author of If I Had Your Face, and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Jaime Kim.
"A sweet, comical Halloween venture for all." -Kirkus Reviews
Doki and Kebi are two Korean magical goblin twin brothers who couldn't be more different!
Kebi loves to scare people (maybe a little too much) and explore!
Doki would rather give people bags of gold when he's not reading a book!
Despite their differences, Doki and Kebi are inseparable. When it's time for the goblin tricksters to move, the brothers decide to make their new home together in a strange, unknown land...New York City! As they prepare for the new customs of Halloween, Doki and Kebi are in for a surprise in this new holiday adventure inspired by the Korean mythology of dokkaebi.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At 601 years old, two goblin twins, considered by other dokkaebi as "babies, and very silly ones, too," are quite different from each other. Orange-hued with a single horn, Doki "did not like scaring people," preferring to offer gifts and to read books. Blue, two-horned Kebi "liked scaring people a bit too much. And he loved to explore," Cha writes. Learning that the abandoned house they live in will soon be demolished, the twins head for a place where people visit haunted houses desiring to be frightened—and land in New York City. Portrayed with intensely saturated color that adds depth and dimensionality, Kim's digital illustrations of the siblings' house-hunt supply movement and humor to their ongoing debates over what kind of new home to choose and how to decorate for Halloween. It all leads to their amusing final reaction to a horde of trick-or-treaters. Based in Korean lore, this read's a treat any day of the year. An author's note concludes. Ages 3–7.
