- Overview
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- Book Intro
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When an animal appears in the forest, saying, “Mr. rabbit, Mr. rabbit, please give me some spinach.”, Mr rabbit answers, “No, no, they are mine.”, and runs away. From a big elephant to a small turtle, they all smell fresh spinach and beg for spinach. However, Mr. rabbit just mimicks other animals and correctly expresses how he feels. It is very important for toddlers to express how they think and feel correctly, because they are actually growing up by having a relationship with others through dialogues. Children can naturally learn how to express their own thoughts and emotions by reading rhythmical dialogues repeatedly between a rabbit and animals.
This book is a picture book for babies to feel diverse colors and learn animal names. Whenever a rabbit meets many animals, including an elephant, a wild pig, a donkey, a crocodile, a raccoon, and a turtle, the background colors are all changed. With colorful background of purple, green, red, blue colors, the writer uses yellow color to express the scent of spinach. The writer also simply and abundantly expresses the movement of the rabbit and the space of animals with visual images. The scene where the rabbit gives spinach to a baby snail is the moment the visual elements of spinach made by dots and colors is shining. The spinach is described as a flower, helping readers feel the warm heart of the rabbit.
- About the Author
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Lee Sang Gyo
(English) A children’s poem written by Lee Sang-Kyo was recommended in a magazine Boy in 1973. Another of Lee's poems won the annual spring literary contest by Chosun Ilbo in 1974, and Lee's story for children won the annual spring literary contest by Dong-a Ilbo and Chosun Ilbo in 1977. Lee Sang-Kyo won the Sejong Children’s Literary Award and Korea Publication Literature Award. Lee served as a president of the Korean Children’s Poem Literature Association and asa vice president of the Korean Children’s Literature Association. Picture books written by Lee Sang-Kyo include When My Mom Goes to the Island to Pick Oysters, A Goblin and a Pudding Salesman, and I Am a Wandering Dog. Children’s poem collections created by Lee include Plop Plop, Crossing the Night, Dust, Are You Asleep?, and The Flower Laughs and the Wind Blows, MILLET SEED MAN OH BYOUNG SU, THE CAT INSTEAD OF ME. Stories for children made by Author Lee include Daengi Ddaengi and MY FIRST PRIZE CERTIFICATE. TELL ME I’M PRETTY was an IBBY Honors List book.
(French) Dong-si et Dong-hwa sont élues aux Arts littéraires du nouveau printemps du Dong-A Ilbo et du Chosun Ilbo et commencent à travailler comme écrivains. Elle a remporté le prix de littérature des contes de fées de Corée, le prix de la littérature pour enfants Haegang et le prix de la littérature pour enfants Sejong. Elle a notamment écrit Docteur en rollers, lapin de service et très petite maison.
(Russian) Газеты 'Донг-А Ильбо' и 'Чосон Ильбо' признали его работы лучшими в области детской литературы, и так он начал работу писателем. Выиграл премию Лучшая корейская сказка, премию за детскую литературу Хэган и премию за детскую литературу Седжон. Среди его работ 'Доктор на роликах', 'Дежурный кролик' и 'Очень маленький дом'.
Lee Hee Eun
