[ 책 소개 ]

* 2011 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award 수상작
* NY Times Notable Children's Books of the Year
* Kirkus Best Children's Books
* Booklist Editor's Choice
* PW's Best of Books of the Year
* TLA's 2x2 Reading List
* Starred Booklist review
* Starred Kirkus review
* Starred Horn Book review
* Starred School Library Journal review
* NY Times Sunday Book Review


국내에는 "산과 달이 만나는 곳"이라는 제목으로 번역서가 출간된 "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon"으로

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What is 뉴베리상? Newbery 상은 해마다 미국 도서관 협회(American Library Association)에서 그 해의 가장 뛰어난 어린이 문학책에 수여하는 상이며, 한 작품에 Medal상을, 그리고 2~5편의 작품에 Honor상을 수여합니다. 이 상은 18세기에 영국에서 세계 최초로 아동문학책을 출간하여 상업적으로 성공을 거둔 출판인 John Newbery의 업적을 기리기 위해 1922년에 제정되었으며, 현재는 아동문학 분야의 세계에서 가장 권위있는 상으로 인정받고 있습니다.

뉴베리상을 수상한 저명한 동화작가 그레이스 린의 또 하나의 대표작입니다. Reader로는 드물게 많은 도서상을 수상한 책이기도 합니다.

링과 팅은 일란성 쌍둥이입니다. 갈색 눈색깔도 똑같고, 얼굴 생김새도 똑같고, 옷차림도 똑같고, 머리색도 똑같이 검은색입니다. 사람들은 이 둘을 보고 "너희 둘은 정말 똑같다"고 말하지만, 링과 팅은 "우리는 아주 똑같은 것은 아니예요"라고 말합니다.

둘이 머리를 깎으러 이발소에 갔습니다. 성격이 차분한 링은 이발사가 머리를 깎는 동안 얌전히 앉아 있어서 예쁘게 머리 모양이 나왔습니다만, 성격이 부산한 팅은 이발사가 머리를 깎는 동안 몸을 움직이다가 머리카락이 코로 떨어지는 바람에 재채기를 했습니다. 덕분에 팅은 앞머리는 쥐가 파먹은 것처럼 되었지요. 이제 사람들은 머리 모양을 보고 둘을 구별할 수 있게 되었습니다.

이 책에는 위에서 소개한 "The Haircuts"라는 스토리를 포함해서 링과 팅 일란성 쌍둥이가 겪는 총 6편의 재미있는 에피소드가 실려 있습니다.

이 책에 포함된 6편의 이야기 제목은 아래와 같습니다.

1. The Haircuts
2. The magic Trick
3. Making Dumlings
4. Chopsticks
5. The Library Book
6. Mixed Up






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Paperback: 48 pages
ISBN-10: 0316024538
ISBN-13: 978-0316024532
책 크기 15.7 cm x 23.4 cm



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Book Description
Ling and Ting are twins. They have the same brown eyes. They have the same pink cheeks. They have the same happy smiles.
Ling and Ting are two adorable identical twins, and they stick together, whether they are making dumplings, getting their hair cut, or practicing magic tricks. But looks are deceiving--people can be very different, even if they look exactly the same.


School Library Journal *Starred Review*
Lin brings her talents to these charming stories about Chinese-American twins who like to stick together but are not as alike as everyone thinks. The six short chapters are the perfect length for beginning readers. In the first story, the girls get haircuts. Ting moves her legs and her fingers. Ting can never sit still. When her snipped hair falls on her nose, she sneezes and the barber cuts a little too much off her bangs. The simple illustrations follow this mishap throughout the book, making the sisters easily identifiable. In the other vignettes, Ling and Ting make very different dumplings, Ling cannot eat with chopsticks no matter how hard Ting tries to teach her, and they visit the library. Each story ends with an amusing punch line that will make readers laugh. The last chapter ties all of the tales together, showing the fun and friendship that the girls share. This relationship, combined with the simple sentence structure, repetitive text, and straightforward illustrations that reinforce new vocabulary words, will put this easy reader in the same category as Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad books (HarperCollins).


Booklist *Starred Review*
Sisters Ling and Ting may be twins, but that doesn’t mean they’re “exactly the same,” no matter what everyone says upon first meeting them. Children will come to their own conclusions after reading the six short, interconnected stories that make up this pleasing book for beginning readers. In the first chapter, “The Haircuts,” Ling sneezes while her bangs are being cut, and for a while at least, it’s easy to tell the twins apart. The chapters that follow reveal distinct differences in the sisters’ personalities, inclinations, and abilities. Despite those differences, in the end each girl subtly affirms her affection for the other. Framed with narrow borders, the paintings illustrate the stories with restrained lines, vivid colors, and clarity. The chapters often end with mildly humorous turns, from a neat play on words to a smack-your-heard obvious solution to an apparently impossible dilemma. These endings, as well as bits of comic byplay that occur in the brief framework vignettes, will suit the target audience beautifully. Lin, whose previous books include Dim Sum for Everyone (2001) and the 2010 Newbery Honor Book Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (2009), shows her versatility once again in an original book that tells its story clearly while leaving room for thought and discussion.


Kirkus *Starred Review*
Newbery Honor author Lin makes a stunning entree into the world of early readers. The first of six short stories introduces identical Chinese-American twins Ling and Ting, who always wear matching patterned dresses. The similarities soon end after the girls visit the barber. While Ling sits still, fidgety Ting sneezes, causing the barber to lop off too much of her bangs. As the girls perform magic tricks and head to the library, young readers will begin to focus more on Ling and Ting's different personalities and less on their identical faces. The author introduces Chinese cultural elements as Ling and Ting make dumplings and try out chopsticks. Imbued with humor only a sibling could get away with, the episodes build on one another until the final chapter, featuring a picnic with the author's now-trademark cupcakes, serves as a funny summary of the twins' tales. Vibrant gouache paintings also extend each story, emphasizing the sisterly warmth that prevails even when the two don't see exactly eye to eye. This spot-on depiction of twins celebrates individuality.