Lady Hahn and her Seven Friends

Lady Hahn and her Seven Friends

Author: Yumi Heo

Illustration: Yumi Heo

Genre: Fantasy
Multicultural Book

Grade Level: Pre-K to 3rd grade

Lady Hahn, a seamstress who loves sewing shirts and skirts. But she could not do all the sewing without her friends Mrs. Ruler, Newlywed Scissors, Young Bride Needle, Young Bride Red Thread, Old Lady Thimble, Young Lady Flatiron, and Little Miss Iron. They all pride in what they do. Mrs. Ruler claims that because of her “Lady Hahn sew so well.” Newlywed Scissors thinks she is important because without her Lady Hahn won’t be able to cut any materials. Young Bride Needle jumps in and claims that without her none of the beads would be sewn. Young Bride Red Thread claims that needle would be no use if it wasn’t for her. Old Lady Thimble interjects and prides that she is the protector of Lady Hahn fingers. Young Lady Flatiron comes in and lets everyone know that without her, all of Lady Hahn’s clothes would have been wrinkly. And finally, Little Miss Iron walks in and claims that yah Lady Hahn can get rid of the wrinkle but without her, she cannot makes all the creases disappear! Lady Hahn hears all this chitter chatter. She walks in fuming, and claims that she is the most important of all because without her “none of you could do your jobs well!” The poor sewing tools all go separate ways. The next day when Lady Hahn starts to sew she realizes that she made a huge mistake pushing everyone away. She cries and calls her friends out. All of them comebacks to help her sew again. They become friends again and recognize how they all need each other to work things out!

Thoughts:

Oh, this brings me back to my fashion days. This would have been handy for me to learn what all the sewing essentials are called. The illustration is simple yet colorful and features Korean culture that is really beautiful. Also, I love that the illustrator has personified the tools. The illustrator is usually featured on one page while the page next to it is dedicated to the text. The story and the book will surely peak an interest from the young readers. This will be a great book to teach young children about taking care of their things.