That’s when a title struck me: Rice from Heaven. And as we let them go into the dark sky, I thought about the children who might find rice in their yard in the morning. We wore ponchos and attached Styrofoam containers to huge helium balloons, 200 of them. It was a night forecasted for rain, which was best for winds to carry the balloons over the border. I carried a small notebook and asked lots of questions for forming the article. I thought I would turn the experience into a children’s magazine article. I had never heard of their plight when I lived in the United States. Since moving here in 2010, God has given me a passion to help North Koreans. On May 2, 2016, I went with a colleague and others to an undisclosed location in South Korea to help North Korean refugees send rice in huge balloons over the border.
My debut picture book, Rice from Heaven: The Secret Mission to Feed North Koreans is based on a real event that I helped with. But I just couldn’t wait to share this behind the scenes look at such an important picture book. I’ll feature RICE FROM HEAVEN in a future Perfect Picture Book Friday post after I can actually get my hands on a copy and soak up the story. Thankfully, Tina obliged my curiosity and agreed to share her story.
When I learned that the book is based on Tina’s participation in a secret mission to provide food for starving North Koreans, I wanted to know how she took that experience and translated it into a children’s book. This amazing story, told from the heart, arrives at an opportune time as children are hearing about North Korea in the news.
I was lucky enough to get a sneak peek at Tina Cho’s debut picture book, RICE FROM HEAVEN, which releases in just a few days.
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