- Overview
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A book for babies based on a Korean myth about a girl named Oneul. It carries the author’s heartwarming wish to deliver the powerful energy of the mythical character to babies and mothers.
- Book Intro
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Oneul is a Korean myth about a girl named Oneul who was born in a field. She sets off to find her mother. The author’s inspiration for this story was the realization that babies, in reality, are not that different from this mythical character.
In the myth, Oneul has to cross mountains and oceans. Likewise, babies experience “big events” every single day. Trying to balance their bodies, falling down, standing back up, and spending time away from their mothers. These are all overwhelming events for babies, but by confronting them, our babies grow and mature. Because every baby has power as amazing as that of the girl in this myth, the author suggests: “How about we trust their potential and give them our full support?”
- 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。
- Selection
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Selected by Book Start (2021)
