- Overview
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A picture book for babies on various ways to play in each season with Nairi, a character who appears in the myth of Onuri, as the main character.
- Book Intro
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Nairi, the main character in What Are You Doing, Nairi? is a character who appears in the myth of Onuri. Onuri meets Nairi when she goes in search of her mother, and Nairi later becomes the goddess of generosity. The writer, Kim Jiyeon connects this story from the myth with the idea that people can have a healthy mind, eagerly sharing what they have, if they have enough experience of playing healthily in nature.
“I'm Nairi. I run and play every day.” In this book, which starts with these words, Nairi has fun running and playing with her best friend, Turtle. The book reflects the wish that children can learn to value other beings as well as themselves through a variety of play methods that let them feel the seasons.
- About the Author
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Kim Jiyeon
(English) She studied painting in graduate school and went on to study illustration and picture books at the SI Illustration School. She teaches classes on picture books to everyone including children, young adults, and adults. Her books include One Hundred Years Old Child which tells the story of one hundred years of modern Korean history with illustrations done from woodcut engravings, The Tiger Wind which tells the story of the 2020 Goseong Wildfire with illustrations done using the marbling technique and woodcut engravings, and Flower Pattern Doors which shows and explains the traditional wooden door patterns in the different shape of beautiful flowers.
(Japanese) 大学院で西洋画を専攻し、SI絵本学校で絵本を学んだ。
絵本講義を通して、子供、青少年、大人を問わず読者たちと疎通している。
著書に、韓国の近現代史100年を版画にした『百年子共』、高城山火事の絆を描くためマーブリングと版画で表現した『虎風』、韓国伝統の花狭間を盛り込んだ『花狭間』などがある。
