- Overview
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An unexpected friendship heals loneliness.
- Book Intro
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(English) Greg and a Chick
The curtain is closed, the flowers in the vase have wilted, and there are only a piece of cheese and rotting tomatoes in the refrigerator. This is Greg’s house. It is raining nonstop outside, and Greg hears his stomach growling. Greg is lonely and hungry. But because he hates rain, he doesn’t want to go out. Feeling down and out, Greg looks out the window and stares at the rain. Who is Greg? He is anyone who is missing a friend or has experienced being bullied, ostracized, or hurt. The book does not go into Greg’s story, but simply shows Greg as he is: terribly lonely, depressed, and apathetic. Where is the chick from? The story does not tell readers how the chick came out from the egg Greg had bought at the market, and the chick is an unexpected visitor to Greg’s house. But Greg has no interest in the chick. He has closed his heart, and he is unable to open up even to the small bird that has entered his life so suddenly and unexpectedly. To Greg, the chick is like a gift. The chick does not ask why Greg is feeling sad. All it wants to do is help him feel better. Even when Greg chases it away, the chick thinks only about a way to help him. The chick is able to wait patiently for Greg to open up. It is small and inexperienced, but it is able to empathize and is willing to help him even when he doesn’t want to be helped.
(Japanese) Gregとひよこ
最初から生まれついたものではなく、世界とぶつかり、そして周りの人との関係の中で自分だけの模様を少しずつ作っていく様子を赤ちゃんヒョウに例えて表現しました。 シンプルでありながら質感のある文体とかわいい絵が組み合わさって、短いながらも子供たちの心に残る気づきと楽しさを与えてくれます。
- About the Author
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Park Ju-hyun
(English) Park Ju-hyun was born in 1999, and she is a writer and illustration artist who loves books and pictures. Greg and a Chick is her first book which was published in 2018, and in it, the writer deals with depression. This book was introduced in the following year with sponsorship from KPIPA at the Shanghai International Book Fair and at the Guadalajara Book Fair. The Boy Behind the Light is Park Ju-hyeon’s second graphic novel about an albino boy in search of self-acceptance as he fights against discrimination and isolation.
(Japanese) 1999年韓国で生まれ、漫画家、絵本作家、イラストレーターとして活動している。2018年に「憂鬱」を扱った絵本『グレッグとひよこ』で作家活動を開始した。翌年、この本は韓国出版文化産業振興院主催の中国上海国際図書展、メキシコ・グアダラハラ国際図書展の展示作品に選ばれた。
- Award
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The Association of Illustrators, 2019 , World Illustration Award
- Recommendation
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Happy Reading in the Morning, 2017, Recommended book
- Selection
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Selected as one of the best titles in Gyeonggi Province in 2018
