(English) When she was a kid, her mother worried about her for not reading at all. Then, at some point, she has become a poem-loving teenager, a book-aficionado adult, and even a writer. Her previous book, The Bunting Boy won her "Korean Children's Book Award". Meoljjeonghan Lee Yujeong (Lee Yujeong, the Perfect) was nominated in the "2010 Honour List of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)". The Last Event describes death and a funeral, rare subjects for a children's book, in a heart-touching and humorous way, being recognized as one of the most outstanding children literatures in Korea. It was published in France. Her other books include Birth of Il-soo; My Hair Smells Like Sunshine; Dear Mrs. Astrid Lindgren; Grandma Margot Came to My House; I Wanna Be a Picky Eater Too; Ms. Mi-ja in My Town and more children's books, and Suburbs for adolescents. She also wrote for illustrated books such as Sim Cheong, and stories of historical men such as Yoo Gwan-soon and Jane Goodall.  

(Japanese) 1974年ソウル生まれ。九九は小学校3年生の時、右手、左手は5年生の時、左向き、右向きは高校生の時に覚えた。本をあまり読まない幼少期を過ごしたので、子どもたちが「本をたくさん読まないと作家になれないよ」とうるさく言われるのを見ると、とても申し訳なく思う。『私のリンドグレン先生』、『我が家に来た仙女』、『万国旗少年』を出版し、『万国旗少年』で第28回韓国児童図書賞を受賞。