- Overview
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This story describes the brave and innocent friendship of the children who fight against the greedy adults blocking people living in a rental apartment from getting into their building by building an iron door at the back gate.
- Book Intro
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Some adults build an iron door to block people living in the rental apartment from getting into their area. Due to this, friends in the neighborhood have no choice but to take a detour to get to school. The children cannot understand these adults. This is the interesting story of children who stand up to adults who discriminate against others based on their financial statuses. Readers can learn the true value of a community, a place where we all live together while they see the children's behavior.
- About the Author
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Choi Eunyoung
(English) Choi Eunyoung has worked as a broadcast writer and produced various programs for children. Currently, she works as a children's story writer. Choi began her career as a writer with the 2006 Pureun Literary Award and the Golden Pen Children's Literary Award. She won the Uri Edu Children's Book Writer Award with Revive to Revive, and the Open Chilren's Literature Award with Card Game. Books Choi has written include A Special Book Party, The Secret of the Anchovy and Diary, The Day for Collecting Laver, The Secret Family, The Dreaming Ramie and The Three Hip-Hop Kids and Our Book, Jikji's Wish, My phone's disappeared and more.
(Russian) Делал документальные программы по гуманитарным наукам на телевидении и в начале писательского пути получил награду “Золотое перо “ за детскую литературу и премию “Голубая литература” в 2006 году. Написал различные сказки и детские книжки и получил премию Woori Education Children”s Book Writer Award, Корейскую премию за детскую литературу и Открытую детскую литературную премию. Написал несколько книг, такие как “Почему изменился Снежный ребенок”, “Выбор императора”, “Друг, а не беженец”, “Абсолютная фишка”, “Игровая вечеринка”, “Всегде будь на высоте”, и “Появился подозрительный зоопарк” и пр.
Kim Dajung
Kim Dajung was born in Busan and studied visual design and illustration. From early childhood, Kim would draw cartoons in her notebook whenever she had spare time and soon became fond of painting. Kim still wants to communicate with people with her paintings and touch the hearts of readers. Books illustrated by Kim include I Am Not a Coward, but a Man of Carefulness, The Boys and Girls on Weightless Flight, We Will Let You Order Your Family and The Stars.
- Selection
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Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the first half of 2017, Sejong Books Sharing Litertature
School Librarian Council, 2017, Recommended book for lower grades
Library of Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, 2018, Recommended book by librarians
Seoul Library, 2018, Book for the One Book, One Library campaign
