- Overview
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Seven different writers tell funny stories about 6th grade elementary school students whose school life is sometimes wonderful, but sometimes tough!
- Book Intro
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The fairy tale writers who wrote this book met many children while giving lectures and some of the children said, "Why is there no fairy tale for 6th grade elementary school students? Please make a book with our stories." The authors did write a book to make their wishes come true because fairy tale writers always care about children's wishes.
They first thought about what 6th graders would have in mind. For elementary school students, 6th grade is the transition period from childhood to adulthood. When they finish their 6th year and graduate elementary school, they are no longer children. That is somewhat exciting, but at the same time scary and burdensome. Besides, as children go to middle school as soon as they graduate elementary school, they don't have much time to prepare. With so many real worries about making new friends and studying, becoming a middle school student feels as hard as climbing a rugged mountain. That's why the seven writers decided to choose genres and topic they could do best to create this wonderful book for 6th graders.
Published after such a long process, this book makes the greatest gift for those who will enter 6th grade soon, those who are already in 6th grade, and those who will finish 6th grade soon. The main characters of this book are Oh Jeongguk, who graduates elementary school isolated from other students because of Bullshit syndrome, which is only experienced by 6th grade students; Baek Chorim, who at last experiences the first love confession of his life; Wu Geonyeong, who receives an invitation from the universe before graduation; Kim Mijin, who happens to get in a fight with a senior from the middle school she's going to enter on the day before her gradation; Oh Jinsang, who meets a real ghost in the school's lavatory; Lee Yeonu, who now has an awkward relationship with a best friend, and Jo Ara, who can't make a genuine smile because she has been bullied for six years.
As readers follow the stories of the seven 6th grade students, they will feel less nervous and anxious about their future and get the strength to move forward.
At the end of the book, there is a special page full of heart-warming, genuine messages from the eight authors (writers, cartoonists, and illustrators) to 6th grade elementary students.
- About the Author
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Choi younghee
(English) Choi Yeonghee made her literary debut through the magazine Children and Literature in 2013. Choi has won various awards including the 11th Pureun Literary Award, the 8th Changbi Adolescent Literary Award, the 1st Hannakwon Science Fiction Award, and the excellence prize at the 2016 SF Awards. Novels written by Choi Yeonghee include To Survive While Wearing a Flower. Collections of stories written by Choi include The Roar of Existence; Standing at a Square; Hello, Beta; Revenge is Mine and A First Kiss with an Elf. Stories for children written by Choi include The Man-Eating Grass and The Super Black Plastic Bag.
(French) Choi Young-Hee est auteure de la littérature d’enfance et de jeunesse. Elle est lauréate du Prix de littérature jeunesse de Changbi et du Prix littéraire de la SF de Han Nak-Won.
Ahn Youngeun
(Russian) Ан Ёнын пишет сюжеты для популярных детских телепередач, таких как «Телесадик раз-два-три» канала KBS, «Чмок-чмок!» MBC и мультфильмы для малышей образовательного канала EBS. Она является автором таких книг «Привет, Ау!», «Я стану ведьмой» и др.
(English) Ahn Youngeun (F) has worked as a writer for many TV programs, including KBS' "TV Kindergarten One, Two, Three," MBC's "Ppoppoppo," and EBS' "Mother Pheasant." Books written by Ahn include The Biggest Cake in the World, which won the Bologna Ragazzi Award, The Poop Island is Disappearing; and Ppuji-jik, The Space Butt War. Her e-mail address is river190@hanmail.net
Heo yoon
Heo Yoon wrote Boksil and the Sweet Potato Thief and The Day My Dad Caught a Cold.
Cheon soowoo
Cheon Soowoo wrote and illustrated Give Me a Nice Poo! with other great artists and received the Saemteo Award for The Child Who Goes to Work.
Kim Min-jeong
Kim Min-jeong started writing children’s stories after being inspired and enchanted by Michael Ende’s books. She creates stories in the hope that they cast spells on others. Her works include Mysterious Transfer Student, A Ghost in My Classroom, and In the Country at Midnight. She received the New Writer Award at the 12th Pureun Literature Awards for Mysterious Transfer Student.
Jo Yeongseo
(English) Born in Seoul, author Jo Yeongseo studied English Language and Literature at Yonsei University. She quit her job to illustrate, but destiny has led her to become a writer. In 2014, three of her short children’s stories were recommended by the seasonal magazine Children and Literature, and in 2017, she won the Korean Award for Hans Christian Andersen with Badger’s Cookies. She wrote Louis, the Never-Dying Dog; Ho Ho Ho the Hong Kong Grandma Ghost; and The Red Umbrella.
Boyoon Choi
(English) Choi boyun won the 2010 Webtoon Contest hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare for Buravo My Lifoo, and the 2013 KB Creative Fairy Tale Contest for Quickly Quickly, a short fairy tale.
(Vietnamese) Đã giành được giải Nhất trong cuộc thi sáng tác webtoondo Bộ Y tế và Phúc lợi tổ chức năm 2010, và giải Nhất Liên hoan truyện cổ tích sáng tạo của đài KBS vào năm 2013. Các tác phẩm sác tác gồm có "Những thí nghiệm đáng ngạc nhiên của các nhà khoa học dũng cảm trong truyện tranh tập 1 và 2", "Tinh túy của mìn Ramen".Ahn Kyoungmi
(Russian) Ан Кёнми закончила юридический факультет, затем работала консультантом по управлению, а после этого стала иллюстратором. Она закончила магистратуру по специальности «Искусство юллюстрации» в Кингстонском университете в Англии, и в 2015 году была выбрана иллюстратором года на Болонской ярмарке детской книги. Она нарисовала картинки к таким книгам как сборник сказок «Ребенок, жующий камень», сборник детских стихов «История о зеленом зайце», «Куда пропала моя буква v?» и т.д.
(English) Ahn Kyoungmi majored in Law at university and worked as a business consultant before becoming an illustrator. Ahn completed a master's degree in illustration at Kingston University, London, in the UK. She was selected as Illustrator of the Year in 2015 and 2018 at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Ahn wrote Three Little Pigs Over the Bookshelf and illustrated Real Marae, 99 Ways Not to Be Friends and A Kid who Eats Stones, I Met a Green Rabbit, and Searching for V.
- Recommendation
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Korea School Librarian Association, 2019, Recommended book
- Bestseller Rank
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Aladin Bookstore, August 2, 2019, Weekly Top 4 (Sc
