- Overview
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This picture book is written based on a poem by a Korean poet and nun Lee Haein, portraying a variety of vegetables, plants, and insects that can be found in fields.
- Book Intro
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Plant a thankful heart in your child's mind, appreciating the fields where vegetables and fruits grow.
A Song in the Vegetable Plot is written based on the poem "A Song in the Vegetable Plot" by Korean poet and nun Lee Haein. The poem was selected as one of the favorite children's poems by a children's book writer Jeong Chaebong. The book portrays a variety of vegetables, plants, and insects that can be found in fields. It teaches young readers about how plants and fruits grow while allowing adults to recall the landscape of the fields they saw in their childhood.
Lee Haein has written her poem, wishing for people who live far from the fields to think of the rural landscape and appreciate the preciousness of life in the fields.
Baek Jihye's illustrations portray the beauty of the fields and invite readers to the fresh green fields filled with life in the early summer.
- About the Author
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Lee Haein
Baek Jihye
Baek Jeehye (F) is a promising Korean painter known for her work inheriting the tradition and beauty of Korean paintings. After studying traditional Korean color painting and portrait for a long time, she held multiple private exhibits featuring the themes of people, scenery and memory. In 2007, her first picture book Flower, Blossomed, was published, and it presented a modern interpretation of traditional paintings. Exactly 10 years later, she worked on this book with flowers and butterflies. Her work is also featured in a picture book about the scenery and story of a vegetable field, The Song of the Field (written by poet, Lee Haein).
