- Overview
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The Day I Said Goodbye to My Smartphone is a book that reminds readers that there are values that are more important than the quick and easy pleasures provided by smartphones.
- Book Intro
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The Day I Said Goodbye to My Smartphone reminds readers that there are values that are more important than the quick and easy pleasures provided by smartphones, and that moderation is required to safeguard those values. Instead of simply discussing the problems of smartphones, it leads readers to think about why they should be careful not to spend too much time on smartphones and instead use moderation. In so doing, it helps them form good habits on their own.
- About the Author
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Yu Soonhee
(English) Yoo Soonhee liked to read and write in the attic since she was young, and she eventually graduated from the Department of Creative Writing at the Seoul Institute of the Arts. Her work, Soonhee’s House, won the MBC Grand Prize for Original Children’s Stories in 2006, and she won the 8th Pureun Literary Award with The Rules of Eraser Wrestling. She has written books including The Strange Elevator; Chubby Dog, Gwangchili; It Wasn’t Bak Jimin!; Our Secret Club; and Space Hotel, which was published in a sixth grade Korean language textbook. Yoo tries to put her whole heart into each and every line she writes with the wish that her “writings raise love and kindness in the hearts of young readers.”
(Chinese) 从小就喜欢在阁楼里看书写文章，毕业于首尔艺术大学文艺创作系。2006年，凭借《顺熙的家》荣获MBC创作童话大奖，以《赢橡皮的规则》荣获第八届绿色文学奖。著有收录进小学六年级国语教科书的《宇宙宾馆》及《奇怪的电梯》、《土狗广哲》、《朴志敏说没那回事！》、《我们的秘密社团》等。希望“我写的作品能给儿童读者们的心中种下爱和友善。”，笔耕不辍，全心全意。
Won Jungmin
Won Jungmin studied media design in university and illustrates children’s books. His works include Mrs. Gu at Happy Mart is Smiling Today as Always and The Goblin Traffic Lights.
