- Overview
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This book contains 80 words that are needed to communicate and forge relationships with others.
- Book Intro
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How to Become Close: A Book for Nine-Year-Oldsshows words that can be used in various relationships like becoming close or reconciliation in alphabetical order. It also features situations in our daily lives and gives use cases for each of these words. Young readers can empathize with the simple and emotional writing and situations, which are described with lively and friendly illustrations. By doing so, readers can learn how to express their opinions better and also understand and be considerate of others. While reading the explanation of each word, readers can understand the exact meaning of each word and learn where to use the word, too. This book will be a big help to young readers who wish to learn how to communicate and get along with others.
- About the Author
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Park Seong-woo
(Japanese) 1971年全北井邑で生まれました。2000年中央日報新春文芸に詩が当選され、2006年韓国日報新春文芸に童詩が当選されて作品活動を始めました。シン・ドンヨプ文学賞、ユン・ドンジュ若手作家賞、白石文学賞などを受賞しました。『クモ』『安らかな眠り』『笑う練習』、‘9才辞典’シリーズ、‘思春期辞典’、シリーズ、絵本『暗黒食堂』『にわか雨遊び場』を書きました。
Park Seong-woo was born in Jeongeub in the South Jeolla province of Korea in 1971. Park began his career as a writer when his poem won the annual spring literary contest hosted by JoongAng Daily in 2000 and his children's poem won the annual spring literary contest by Hankook Ilbo in 2006. Poetic collections created by Park Seong-woo include The Spider, A Light Sleep, The Plum Tree Bus Stop, and Laughing Practice. Collections of children's poems written by Park include The Gang Crab, Walking Around My House, and Walking Around the Animal School. Collections of poems for adolescents published by Park include I Am Red and I Need an Apple. Essay collections created by Park include The Window Letter of Poet Park Seong-woo. Children's books written by Park include The Dictionary of a Nine-Year-Old's Heart. Picture books created by Park include The Dark Restaurant.
Kim Hyo-eun
- Selection
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2017, The Children’s Book of the Year
