It is a day at Grandma’s for little Yujin. It is an ordinary day, nothing special is happening. Since nothing special is happening at Grandma’s, this book is nothing special either, as far as the story line goes. It is good for talking about the passage of time with little ones though, which is the goal of this TanTan Math Story.

As little pre-school Yusin spends the day at Grandma’s both Mother, at home, and Yujin reminisce about what would be happening if they were together. This gave me a sad, lonely feeling.

Dawn, morning, almost noon, noon, afternoon, dusk, evening, and night are each given an activity assigned to it to acquaint and  familiarize the young reader with the concept of the passage of time.  There are no shadows at noon and lunch is eaten then. During the afternoon, you take a nap. “It is evening. I see the lights turn on, one by one, along the street.” Daddy finally comes to pick Yujin up and take her home for the night. ”   ‘Even though we were apart for just one day, I missed you so much, ‘ I say. ‘Tonight I want to fall asleep with you right by my side. And when I open my eyes tomorrow morning, you are the first person I want to see, Mommy!’   “

Two adult pages with suggestions for further use with children follow the story. The second one contains a game. Two more pages, for the young child, review the parts of the day with the sky /sun. Followed by 2 pages of activities a child takes part in during the day.