Juna's Jar

Summary of Book

Juna and her best friend, Hector, have many adventures together, and they love to collect things in empty kimchi jars. Then one day, Hector moves away without having a chance to say good-bye. Juna is heartbroken and left to wonder who will on go on adventures with her. Determined to find Hector, Juna turns to her special kimchi jar for help each night. She plunges into the depths of the ocean, swings on vines through the jungle, and flies through the night sky in search of her friend. What Juna learns is that adventure -- and new friends -- can be found in the most unexpected places.

Author Biography

Jane Bahk is a former middle school teacher and an award-winning television writer/producer. She grew up in Toronto, Canada and her own fond memories of playing with empty kimchi jars inspired her to write Juna's Jar. Jane lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.

Illustrator Biography

Felicia Hoshino was born in San Francisco, California where she continues to live with her family. As a student at CCSF, she enrolled in as many art classes as she could find, from figure drawing and ceramics to illustration and graphic design. Upon deciding to make art her career, she continued her education at California College of the Arts, where she earned a BFA in Illustration. Felicia’s prize-winning illustrations can now be seen in children’s books such as Juna’s Jar, Sora and the Cloud, Little Sap and Monsieur Rodin, the Jane Addams Peace Award winning A Place Where Sunflowers Grow, and My Dog Teny as well as in children’s magazines Cricket, Spider and Ladybug. She is currently working on a story about her daughter’s adventures with characters inspired by her son’s artwork.