- Overview
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Beyond didacticism, this is a masterpiece that delivers the essence of the historical children's story.
- Book Intro
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Upon winning the grand prize at the Munhakdongne Awards for Children's Literature, this book received an accompanying review that said "This story goes beyond even didacticism and breaks new ground by delivering the essence of the historical children's story". Against the background of the historical events involving the persecution of Catholics in the Joseon dynasty, this story talks over the ideologies of society and individuals as well as the lives and critical minds of the elite class and ordinary people through the life of the transcriber in a detailed and subtle manner.
Breaking away from standard, complacent plots and the conventional development of a story, this creative historical children's story has its importance in that it follows the viewpoint of a child to the end through the childhood of Munjang, the main character. Watching Munjang, who leads a bright and healthy life despite hardships and suffering, it is expected that children living today may be able to look at our society and history with deeper and warmer hearts.
- About the Author
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Lee Youngseo
Lee Youngseo was born in 1972. Previously studying children's story creation at the Graduate School of Konkuk University, Lee Youngseo received the 9th Munhakdongne Children's Literary Award for The House Where We Stroll with Books, a historical children's story. Books written by Lee Youngseo include Wanted: Tino the Troublemaker, Lee Howang, and The Book Cleaning Day.
Kim Dongsung
Kim Dongsung (M) majored in Oriental Painting at Hongik University. His representative picture book, Waiting for Mom, received the Korea Baeksang Publishing Culture Award by the Hankook Ilbo. His other books include Thinking of Oppa, Flower-Print Shoes, Wild Flower Child and Echo.
- Award
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Munhakdongne, 2008, Grand Prize at the Munhakdongne Children’s Literary Awards
- Selection
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Kyunghyang Shinmun, 2009, Recommended Book for the Winter Break
Aladdin, 2009, Book of the Year
National Library for Children & Young Adults, 2009, Recommended Book by librarians
Munich International Youth Library, 2010, White Raven Book
Association for Research on Children’s Publications, 2010, Recommended Book
Wanju District, 2013, One City One Book Project selected book
Ulsan City, 2014, One City One Book Project selected book
Iksan City, 2014, One City One Book Project selected book
Daegu City, 2015, One City One Book Project selected book
2015, Included in the Korean textbook 5-1 of elementary school
