Choi Eun-kyu debuted as an author in 1997 with Spin-Spin-Spinning with Friends, which was awarded the Grand Prize for Full-Length Fiction at the 5th MBC Children’s Fiction Contest. Choi regularly meets with young people, an eclectic, sometimes rowdy bunch who can always make you laugh—and occasionally, move you to tears. The House in the Gwanghwamun Alley is Choi’s first YA novel, featuring the words and experiences of the young people in Choi’s life. Choi’s other words include Sana is Coming and The Frog Ate the Vanilla Ice Cream. Many of Choi’s picture books have been translated and published in Taiwan and China. Choi’s I Love Rainy Days! has been included in the Grade 2 Korean Language curriculum in Korea.