Born in Tokyo, Japan as Kwon Kyeongsu, Kwon Jeongsaeng (M) (1937-2007) returned to Korea immediately after the Liberation (1945) from Japanese colonial rule. Working as a bell ringer at a village in Iljik Township, Andong County, North Gyeongsang Province, he lived in a small earthen house. He made his debut as a children’s story writer when his work was selected in the annual literary competition sponsored by the Chosun Ilbo. Befriending illness and poverty throughout his life, Kwon wrote beautifully about nature, life, and those who suffer due to their fragility. He has left over 150 short and long tales for youngsters, children’s prose fiction and over 100 poems and songs for young readers. A recipient of the Christian Children’s Literature Prize and the Korean Children’s Literature Prize, his works include stories for children such as the bestseller Sister Mongsil (published by Changbi), Children by the Sea (published by Changbi), The Moon over the Apple Orchard (published by Changbi), Jeom-deuk’s Family (published by Changbi) and Doggy Poo, the essay collection Rolling Like a Heap of Dung, the poetry collection The Country Where Mother Lives, and the novel The Sky over Hanti Pass. Characterized by his compassion for neglected and insignificant things and people in this world, Kwon’s works are all the more moving because, despite their treatment of heavy topics such as the Korean War and the ensuing national division, they recount stories of the “little people” with much lyricism. Traces of the writer can still be seen in the village where he lived.