- Overview
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This is a story about the power of positive thinking.
- Book Intro
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I Just Want to Give Up is a story about a princess ant who faced challenges but didn't give up, instead, overcoming those challenges, teaching readers the power of positive thinking. Thinking positively, never giving up hope, longing for the life that you want, and accepting where you are at the moment but at the same time putting in the continuous effort toward improving your current situation are the most important values that our children, who are the future of this beautiful world, must nurture. We hope that this book can give children a positive driving force that can help them overcome challenges whenever they are faced with them.
- About the Author
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Jang Jihae
(Enlish) Jang Jihye lives in Songdo, Incheon, Korea with her three family members and two cats—Noel, who is shy, and Yoda, who resembles his namesake from the Star Wars franchise. Jang studied children's literature at graduate school. She is a recipient of the 5.18 Literature Prize and MBC Children's Story Grand Prize. Her published books include Father's Present; The Secrets of Idiom Phone; My Grandmother Is a Big Speaker; My Friend's Name is Blue Shark; You Should Not Hurt People with Words! (co-authored); Let's Be the Protectors of the Environment Together; Should I Just Give up?; This is Dokdo-li, the Green Island of Korea; Thank You for Living; Uncle Leonardo da Vinci's Pizzeria; How Did We Become a Family?; Members of This House; and Joseph, the Stubborn Boy (co-authored).
(Vietnamese) Hiện đang sống cùng ba thành viên trong gia đình ở Songdo, Incheon với hai con mèo tên là ‘Noeul’ nhút nhát và ‘Yoda’ vì nó giống các nhân vật trong Star Wars. Tác giả học chuyên ngành văn học thiếu nhi tại trường cao học và đã nhận được giải thưởng văn học 18/5, giải thưởng truyện cổ tích sáng tạo MBC.
Lee Hyoungjin
Lee Hyoungjin majored in Visual Design at Seoul National University and has worked as a children’s book illustrator since 1990. The books written and illustrated by Lee include Kkeutji, Myeongae & Darae, The Little Seed, The Mother Cuckoo and The Path Through the Forest. Books planned and illustrated by Lee include the Integrated Knowledge series. Books illustrated by Lee include The Schoolchild Made the Cycle Path, Cat, The Five Brothers of Talent, Didn’t You See My Spotty Pattern?, Pride, My House's Electricity Theft and The Three Sibling Rice Seeds.
