- Overview
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This book features 4 stories depicting small and big situations normal children face and their worries.
- Book Intro
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My secrets were exposed to someone I didn't know... Then we became friends. The beautiful friendship of teenagers, like magnet that attract each other!
The changes made by four children who have a lot to worry about are depicted in a heartwarming, yet characteristic story that will mesmerize readers through incidents that can happen to anyone. The stable language, lively characters and well-organized structure of this book are astounding and unbelievable, considering it is the writer's first. The writer's ability to develop a story that anyone can accept and sympathize without overwhelming readers with exaggerated settings or plots is simply remarkable.
The four colorful and characteristic friendships depicted in the four different stories remove the self-defense of children who build walls around themselves due to the overwhelming pressure of being compared to one another and being forced to compete. Friends who come to children exhausted from their daily lives and relationships are like a gentle rain on dry land. Children will learn how close they were to losing something precious due to "being different" and "prejudices."
- About the Author
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Lee Inho
Lee Inho (M) loves baseball, makes sure to have proper meals, and continues to look for stories that children will sympathize with. Stories he has written were recommended 3 times by the monthly Children and Literature in 2015, and his short fiction Arm Wrestling won the 7th Jung Chae-bong Literary Award.
Yoon Misook
(Russian) Художница Юн Мисук изучала в университете западную живопись. В настоящее время она рисует иллюстрации для детских книг. В 2004 году она получила премию BolognaRagazzi Award за книгу «Старушка и тигр».
(English) Yoon Misook studied Western painting and now works as a freelance illustrator. In 2004, she was the first Korean to receive the Ragazzi Prize at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair for her work in the book Red Bean Porridge Granny and the Tiger. In 2019, she received her second Ragazzi Prize for her illustrations in The Moon over the Apple Orchard. She has illustrated books including Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Purple, Color Word Play; A Small Boat Bobbing; The Tale of a White Mouse; The Elephant with Buckteeth; Penguin; Laughter Is Powerful; and The Tree Is Smiling.
- Selection
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Association for Research on Children's Book, Recommended book
National Library for Children and Young Adults, Recommended book by Librarians
