- Overview
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For two classmates who sit side by side, it's very easy to quarrel. This book shows their friendship through the process of them having a quarrel and making up with each other.
- Book Intro
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The book begins with a sentence in the past tense — “We used to be best friends who sat side by side” — which makes readers expect that the characters' relationship will be totally different than in the past. An unwelcome guest, namely misunderstanding, came between me and the boy who used to be my best friend.
I was upset because I heard that he had said bad things about me. So I didn't lend my eraser to him when he asked me to. This was to show him how I felt. As my "ex"-bestie didn't know what was wrong, he also got angry and refused to lend me some crayons. Although the quarrel began with insignificant misunderstanding, it became more and more serious and our friends became involved in it too. The quarrel finally ended when our teacher tried to solve the quarrel. What big courage it takes to make up, even though the quarrel began with something really small!
Just like when we were young and had a small quarrel with a classmate who sat next to us, it's still hard and takes huge courage to ask for reconciliation. Even now that we're grown-up adults.
Sometimes, we are not brave enough to say "Sorry" and restore a relationship right til the very end, and many relationships end because of such lack of courage.
From the beginning to the end, A Classmate shows how a quarrel caused by a small misunderstanding grows out of control and how much courage is needed for reconciliation when they get to know the truth behind the misunderstanding.
- About the Author
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Park Jung Sub
(English) Park Jeongsub, who likes applying various types of art into picture books, currently writes picture books, children's poems, and songs and designs board games. Park currently runs Picture Book Restaurant, a picture book store in Mullae. Picture books Park has created include Catch the Thief, Let's Play, and A Sick Fish. Books Park has illustrated include Smoking Mom and Prince Nostrils.
(French) Né en 1979, j'ai commencé à étudier la peinture sur le tard après avoir travaillé à temps partiel dans divers endroits. Quand j'étais jeune, on me disait souvent que j'étais distrait. Mais au fil du temps, je me suis rendu compte que la taille de mon imagination me distrayait. Maintenant, je veux vieillir en partageant cette imagination avec les gens qui m'entourent. Il existe des livres d'images "Chiot noir", "Boîte de cuisine", "Attrapez le voleur", "Nolja", "Poisson enrhumé" et "Jjakgoong", qui sont écrits et peints sous forme de poèmes. Il a écrit l'histoire de "Monsieur To, Monsieur Géo" et a peint "La mère qui fume" et "Le prince des narines".
(Vietnamese) Khi còn nhỏ đã nghe nhiều lời phàn nàn rằng hay nhãng trí. Vì vậy, tôi đã cho rằng mình như thế và sống đến giờ. Nhưng thời gian trôi qua, tôi nhìn lại và nhận ra rằng chính kích thước của trí tưởng tượng của mình đang làm mất tập trung. Bây giờ tôi muốn già đi bằng cách chia sẻ một cách vui vẻ trí tưởng tượng đó với mọi người xung quanh.Vì tôi thích kết hợp sách tranh với nghệ thuật đa dạng nên tôi thích thiết kế các board game cùng sách tranh, đồng thời viết và sáng tác nhạc.
(Japanese) 幼い時、散漫だという話をよく聞いた。だからそうだと思いながら生きてきた。しかし、時間が流れ振り返ってみたら、想像力の大きさが散漫であると気が付いた。今はその想像力を周りの人たちと楽しく分け合って年を取りたい。様々な芸術と絵本をつなぎ合わせることが好きで、絵本と一緒にボードゲームデザイン、童詩書き、作曲作業を楽しくしている。
(Indonesian) Penulis lahir pada tahun 1979, memperoleh pengalaman hidup dengan bekerja paruh waktu di berbagai tempat, dan terlambat untuk memulai belajar menggambar. Orang-orang menyebutnya anak yang kurang fokus ketika Ia masih muda. Namun seiring berjalannya waktu dan melihat ke belakang, Ia menyadari bahwa kemampuan imajinasinya lah yang membuat Ia berprilaku distraktif. Sekarang, Ia ingin menjadi tua dengan berbagi imajinasinya dengan orang-orang di sekitarnya. Ia telah membuat buku bergambar 『Anak Anjing Hitam』, 『Buku Bergambar Cooking Box』, 『Ayo Tangkap Pencurinya』, 『Ayo Bermain』, 『Ikan Masuk Angin』, 『Pasangan』 dan buku menulis & menggambar seperti 『Kumpulan Puisi Mr. Poopy』. Saat ini Ia mengelola restoran buku bergambar di Munrae-dong, Seoul, di mana pengunjung dapat mencoba menikmati buku bergambar.
- Recommendation
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Korean School Librarian Association, 2018, Recommended book Hanuri Reading Culture Campaign Center, 2017, Recommended Book for Book Discussion and Essay Whale Breathing Library, 2017, Recommended Book for the Second Semester
- Selection
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Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA), 2017, Sejong Books for Sharing Literature Openkid, 2017, Hottest New Book of the Month