Choi Namee (F) was born in 1965 in Seoul and studied Child Studies at Seoul Women's University. She began her writing career after graduating from the Hankyoreh Writer's School. She is called a "breaking point in children's literature of the 21st century" by Yoo Yeong-jin, a critic of children's literature. Her works are regarded for the representing the psychology and inner self of youngsters who are at the boundary of childhood and adulthood, seen in the "relationships" of characters. Books Choi has written include The Forest Where the Crying Wind Sleeps; The 40th Birthday of My Mom; A Worrying 13-Year-Old; Three, Two, One; Word Notes; Game of Truth; The Moving Island; School Hero Story; Why Whales Run; Can I blame Angels?; Ongju's Wedding; and Rainbow Colors and Poo ​(co-writer).