- Overview
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A story about the environment created by innocent curiosity and imagination
- Book Intro
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Moon Sherbet
One sultry summer day, the author was thoughtlessly looking out the window when she became worried. 'It's this hot but the apartment and car windows are tightly closed which probably means that countless air-conditioners are running inside. This will cause outside temperatures to steadily go up.' The moon in the sky looked red, as if it were extremely hot. 'This may lead to the moon melting!' Grumbling, the author began to imagine what would happen if the moon melted. This is how the picture book Moon Sherbet began.
It is a summer night when it is so hot that people cannot go to sleep. Wolf apartment residents tightly close their windows, turn on their air-conditioners and fans, and try to go to sleep.
Drip, drip, drip..... What is this sound? Oh my. The moon in the sky started to melt. After seeing this sight, the apartment complex president, who is an old lady, takes out a large rubber basin and uses it to hold the water dripping from the moon. After thinking about what she should do with the moon water, she puts it into a sherbet mold and freezes it. The neighbors remain indifferent, continually using their air-conditioners and fans.
But then.... there was a power outage. Neighbors come out of their homes to find out what is going on when they are attracted to the bright, yellow light and gather at the old lady's home. The old lady gives out the moon sherbet to the neighbors, who are exhausted from the heat. The neighbors don't find it hot anymore when they eat the moon sherbet. There is no need for an air-conditioner or fan anymore. The neighbors open their windows wide, and have sweet, cool dreams, just like the sherbet.
There is a knock, knock, knock..... Where is the noise coming from this time? Someone is standing outside the door because the moon has disappeared, causing a difficult situation. What should be done about the moon that disappeared? The old lady is in deep thought again.
- About the Author
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Baek Heena
(English) Baek Heena majored in Educational Technology at Ewha Womans University and studied animation at Cal Arts. Based on various experiences in the field of animation production, Baek writes picture books distinguished by their unique characters and attractive storytelling. For one of her books, Cloud Bread, Baek Heena was named “Writer of the Year” in the Fiction category at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2005. The Bath Fairy won the Korean Publishing Culture Award and the Changwon Children Literature Award in 2012 and 2013 respectively. Also, Magic Candies was listed on the IBBY Honour List in 2017. The books written and illustrated by Baek also include The Strange Visitor, Strange Mom, and Moon Sherbet. Magic Candies was nominated in IBBY Honour List of International Board on Books for Young People and awarded 'The 11th MOE Picture Book Store Grand Prize' with 'あめだま, Japanese name of Magic Candies' in 2018. She was awarded the Excellence Prize in Translation Picture book section in School Libraries Association of Japan in 2019. And was given the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award which is considered the Nobel Prize of Children books, presenting her name to the world.
(French) Elle est née en 1971 à Séoul, a étudié les sciences d'éducation à l'université des femmes d'Ihwa et l'animation à l'école d'art California. Elle a commencé à se faire un nom lorsqu'elle a été nommée "écrivain de l'année pour la fiction" pour son livre "Pain de ciel" à l'exposition d'enfant internationale de Bologne en 2005. Aussi, elle a gagné le cinquième trois prix de culture d'édition coréen avec son livre "Madame Fée d'un bain de longue vie". En 2020, elle a redoré le livre illustré coréen comme elle a gagné un prix de souvenir respectueux d'Astrid Lindgren qui est nommé le prix Nobel de livre d'enfant. Voici ses livres : "Yeoni et Willow Bachelor", "Je suis un chien", "Bonbon", "Sorbet de Lune"
