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“Sharing isn’t always caring, but affection and scheming go hand in hand in this sweetly hilarious tale.”
—Kirkus Reviews, ‘Best Books of the Year’
“Kim Hyo-eun's delicious How We Share Cake, her second Korean import after the award-winning I Am the Subway … focuses on the pursuit of familial fairness … stylized pencil, watercolour, and collage illustrations—outlined in black and white, strategically enhanced with detailed colors and patterns—are reminiscent of comic panels with their generous use of white space, whimsy, and humor.””
—★Shelf Awareness, starred review,
“Translated from Korean, the first-person narrative with a light STEM theme blends comical and earnest sentiments, which are charmingly reflected in the softly coloured cartoon illustrations playfully incorporating ways of dividing many things in fifths … the relatable experience of having to share with family, along with its joys and challenges, comes through in an entertaining fashion.”
—Booklist
“In a family of five siblings, this book’s narrator—the second-oldest—describes how ‘we can split anything’ … Kim employs pencil and watercolor textures in sweetly amusing spreads that show how a wealth of items are allotted, in this moving work about divisions and connections.”
—★Publishers Weekly, starred review,
“This was such a lovely read, from the author of I Am the Subway. As a sibling myself, I know what it was like to share cake, hot buns, and everything with my younger siblings. Everything Kim wants must be carefully calculated. I loved the measures and infinite ways in which everything can be shared into five equal pieces, it speaks volumes about equity and the sense of fairness every child possesses.”
—GeekDad
“In this clever, humoros Korean import, a young girl describes how she and her two brothers and two sisters share things fairly.”
—★Horn Book Review, starred review,
Kim Hyo-eun studied textile design at college and illustration at the Ibpil Future Illustration Research Institute. Books written and illustrated by Kim Hyo-eun include I Am the Subway. Picture books with illustrations created by Kim include A Baby on a Train, A Starry Flower Wall, The Place We Walk Becomes the Road, and Minji and a Squirrel.
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