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Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · 9d

Happy Book Birthday to #BREADDAYS! BREAD DAYS is about connection and the courage to start again. I want to show that children are resilient and stronger than we realize as we navigate sudden life changes. Grateful to share this book with you all. Hope to celebrate at upcoming events! #kidlit

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Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · 16d

Lovely review from @publisherswkly.bsky.social 😊 #BreadDays comes out in just one week! Preorder now from your favorite bookstore 🍞📚
www.publishersweekly.com/9781662621017

Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · Sep 9

Mark your calendars! #BreadDays is coming to local bookstores and schools. Story time, arts and crafts, and maybe a visit from my sourdough starter Paoliño! I’ll sign your book and doodle a bread loaf with your design. Can’t wait to celebrate Bread Days together soon. 🍞✨

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Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · Aug 26

I can’t believe that Bread Days is coming out in a month! I made a short video to share my inspiration and story with future readers. Hope you enjoy! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/784484...

Creator Hannah Chung introduces BREAD DAYS!

YouTube video by Astra Publishing House

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Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · Jul 8

1st review is in! Kirkus calls #BreadDays “a lovingly crafted tale, baked in with tender memories.”

I’m back at my childhood home now. It’s a special place full of memories with my dad. Getting this review here feels especially meaningful. Can’t wait to share Bread Days with you on September 30!

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Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · May 13

❤️🥰❤️

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Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · May 13

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/784484...

Bread Days by Hannah Chung: 9781662621017 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

In this moving yet hopeful picture book for readers ages 4-8, a young girl rediscovers her passion for baking bread as she once did with her papa—and finds joy again in sharing it with her loved...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · May 13

May is #AANHPI Heritage Month! This month, I’m celebrating the vibrant diversity of the AANHPI community and the many ways we honor our cultures through story, tradition, and creativity. My upcoming book #BREADDAYS is rooted in those themes, coming out on 9/30 (updated)! Pre-order your copy today ✨

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Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · Apr 10

Ohh that Shady Damson is so dreamy!!

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Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · Apr 1

Happy National #Sourdough Bread Day! I’ve baked around 100 sourdough loaves while working on my upcoming #picturebook, #BREADDAYS! I love how baking sourdough is a slow process and how every loaf turns out uniquely different. Here are some of my favorites - from toad-looking ones to leafy ones!

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Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · Mar 25

You are amazing, Raven! Thank you so much for supporting 🫶✨

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Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · Mar 25

penguinrandomhouse.com/books/784484/bread-days-by-hannah-chung

Bread Days by Hannah Chung: 9781662621017 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

In this moving yet hopeful picture book for readers ages 4-8, a young girl rediscovers her passion for baking bread as she once did with her papa—and finds joy again in sharing it with her loved...

penguinrandomhouse.com

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Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · Mar 25

Bread Days proofs are here! I’m currently going through them page by page, checking all the colors and details 👀 So far, they are looking great!

If you are excited about #BreadDays, please #preorder a copy from your favorite bookstore!

#picturebook #childrensbook #kidlit

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Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · Mar 13

I'm excited to share a first look at my second #picturebook, BREAD DAYS, out 9/16! It’s the story of Nara rediscovering the joy of baking bread through memories of Papa.

BREAD DAYS explores family, food as a love language, and navigating change. Pre-order your copy today! shorturl.at/9Wh7G #kidlit

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Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · Mar 3

So BEAUTIFUL!!

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Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · Mar 1

So cuuuute!!

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Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · Feb 26

They are so much fun to make :)

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Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · Feb 21

Upper 80s?!! I wish we could trade... a little of your early summer for a little of this long, freezing New England winter! 😭🧊

Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · Feb 21

Also enjoyed learning more about Honorary Reporters and what they do! The program run by the Korean Culture & Information Service under the Ministry of Culture, Sports, & Tourism. The reporters come from all over the world, covering stories about people who represent Korea and Korean culture abroad!

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Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · Feb 21

I had a nice email interview with Sruthi about The Most Perfect Persimmon and how I represented my Korean culture in the book! Full interview: honoraryreporters.korea.net/board/detail... #kidlit

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Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · Feb 15

a white duck wearing a purple witch hat stands on an open book

ALT: a white duck wearing a purple witch hat stands on an open book

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Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · Feb 10

Yay picture books! #kidlit @npr.org

"if we are to really respect the taste and intelligence of kids, we should also be venerating their art as highly as any other literature." - Mac Barnett

Are picture books undervalued? This new ambassador of children's literature thinks so

The Library of Congress has given Mac Barnett the job of promoting books and reading to kids across the country. His plan is to focus on picture books.

www.npr.org

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Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · Feb 8

@cutrhut.bsky.social = broom master!

Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · Feb 8

I love making mini brooms! 🧹

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Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com · Feb 7

Really enjoyed listening to @peterbrownstudio.com and @eliotschrefer.bsky.social's discussion today!

Big shoutout to the young reader who asked Peter "What was it like to create The Wild Robot?" amid many heady questions like technology, animal ethics, and their portrayal in media. So brave 🙌

Peter Brown! @peterbrownstudio.com · Jan 29

NYC! Interested in the science + thinking behind The Wild Robot books? Join me and @eliotschrefer.bsky.social on Feb 7 for a public event at NYU where we’ll discuss how we write our non-human characters. Register here: sites.google.com/nyu.edu/wild...

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