Korean and English Nursery Rhymes: Wild Geese, Land of Goblins and Other Favorite Songs and Rhymes (Audio recordings in Korean & English Included)

By Danielle Wright and Helen Acraman

"This is a really pretty book with rhymes and games from Korea. It also has a CD so you can hear how the rhymes should sound. I liked this book. --Cole, Age 7, City Book Review"

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Release date: Aug 19, 2014
• ISBN: 9781462913992

Danielle Wright

Danielle Wright is a mother of two young boys and author of Sleepy Magic. She ran a successful advertising agency for 12 years, and after deciding to move on, found her passion for art, writing, and having a more loving, joyful, calm and forgiving state of mind. Through her own transformation, Sleepy Magic now an integral part of her family’s life.

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For Gavin, Henry and Georgie, with love — Danielle Wright

To Isaac for all his help, joy and love — Helen Acraman

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Pronunciation Guide

In Korean:

Some of the sounds in the Korean language are like English sounds, but there are some differences that are important to remember.

a always sounds like it does in the word father.

ae together make a sound that combines ah and ee to make a sound that that is a little like the a sound in make.

e always sounds like it does in the word bend.

eo together make a sort of uh sound like in the word mother.

eu together make a sound that rhymes with book.

eui together make a sound that rhymes with gooey.

i always makes an ee sound, like in the word piece.

o always sounds like it doe s in the word post.

oe together make a sort of oi sound, a little like in the word point.

u always sounds like it does in the word blue.

we always sounds a little like in the word way, and also a little like in the word wet.

wi sounds like the word we.

yeo sounds makes