- Overview
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A scene from school days that everybody has experienced some time or other. A warm illustrated book that captures the sentimentality and lingering imagery of childhood! “Sumi, I’m sorry. Now I’m on your side.”
- Book Intro
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Sumi is a little uncomfortable with her unique appearance and personality,But she is a good friend and is very strong. Her male classmates harass her, but she never backs down to them. Anyone who has gone through school can relate to this story and the author of this book, which is an autobiographical format, recalls the events of that time and says that he is still sorry for not being on Sumi’s side at that time.
- About the Author
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Bark Buk
(Japanese) イラストレーションと産業デザインを専攻し、100余りの絵本と200余りのキャラクターを制作しました。〔2009年ボローニャ児童図書展〕で韓国を代表するイラストレーターに選定され、パクブック作家のテーマは一貫して*自分の尊厳のための奮闘です。最近の著作では『ジャマル、最後の決闘』、『スミ、ごめんね... 』、『犬が鳴く理由』などがあります。
(English) He majored in illustration and industrial design, and was selected as one of the top 102 illustrators representing Korea at the Bologna Children's Book Fair in 2009. The consistent theme that Park Buk is dealing with is "the struggle for self-dignity," and he says that every challenger who faces the world in itself is a great story and a protagonist of the world.
- Selection
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Selected by Sejong Books for Sharing Literature in 2016
