Chojeong-ri Letter - Changbi Children's Library Representative Fairy Tales 24

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Changbi Children’s Library’s representative fairy tales, 24 volumes. The grand prize winner of the 10th Changbi ‘Good Children’s Book’ manuscript contest, 『Chojeong-ri Letter』, has been newly edited. This work received rave reviews from the judges, calling it “a masterpiece that combines historical awareness and the fun of storytelling.” The story of the creation of Hangul is hidden in the story of a boy named 'Jang-un' who grows up to be a mason despite his hardships. Through an interesting story containing the protagonist's dreams and frustrations, it vividly tells how Hangul, which penetrated the lives of the lower class during the Joseon Dynasty, changed their lives.

Characteristics of ‘Changbi Children’s Library Representative Fairy Tales’

– The essence of 35 years of Korean children’s literature, Changbi Children’s Library’s masterpiece selection
– Representative authors of Korean children’s literature, from Kwon Jeong-saeng to Hwang Seon-mi, summary of representative works
– Works selected as recommended/recommended books, a list carefully selected by children’s literature experts

Synopsis of 『Chojeongri Letter』

After the creation of Hangul, King Sejong went to the Chojeong Mineral Spring in Cheongwon-gun, North Chungcheong Province for treatment due to an eye disease. Based on these historical facts, this work hides the story of the creation of Hangul in the story of a boy named 'Jang-un' living in Chojeong, who grows up to become a stonemason despite her hardships.
Before Hangul was promulgated, Jang-un goes to the mountain to cut wood and meets an unfamiliar nobleman. His grandfather, who is said to be from Hanyang, teaches Jang-un the newly created letters and tells him to memorize them by the next day. He then offers to give him a handful of rice, and Jang-un excitedly learns letters with his sister. The grandfather is happy to see such luck, and their friendship deepens.
Jang-un, who is deeply saddened by his sister's move to live with someone else's house due to debt, is left lonely as his grandfather also leaves at the same time. Then one day, Jang-woon receives a letter written in a new script from his sister and is shocked to the point of taking his breath away. You can write down your thoughts on paper and send them!
Jang-un goes to work with masons on a temple construction project in Hanyang and begins to trim lotus flowers using the skills he has learned. However, due to a conflict with a superior at work, the lotus flower suddenly breaks... …

Changbi Children’s Library representative fairy tales (35 volumes in total)

‘Changbi Children’s Bookstore Representative Fairy Tales’, a compilation of 270 representative works from the list of 35 volumes of ‘Changbi Children’s Bookstore’, which has rewritten the history of our children’s books, has been published. It compiles 10 fairy tale collections selected by children's literature critics and 35 full-length fairy tales that have been most loved over the past 25 years. It is no exaggeration to say that this series, which features 75 representative writers, from Kwon Jeong-saeng to Hwang Seon-mi, and 106 works that can be said to be the result of creative fairy tales, is the greatest masterpiece of Korean children's literature. Today, children forced into competition need comfort and encouragement, so we recommend literature that will soothe their minds and open a new world of imagination.

The essence of 35 years of Korean children's literature, selected as a masterpiece by 'Changbi Children's Library'

Changbi Children's Library began in 1977 with the publication of Lee Won-su's fairy tale collection, Little Oki. At a time when there were few books that readers could comfortably buy and read and the publishing market itself was weak, the launch of Changbi Children's Library was an event that opened the era of Korea's creative fairy tales in earnest and laid the foundation for domestic children's literature to grow into publications. Now, 35 years later, the children's book market has become very large and diverse, and Changbi Children's Bookstore has already published its 270th book. Changbi Children's Library has been at the center of our children's literature, continuously publishing works that have become classics across generations. ‘Changbi Children’s Library Representative Fairy Tales’, compiled in 35 volumes, is the definitive edition of our children’s literature.

Total summary of representative works by representative artists selected by field critics
A must-read creative fairy tale with new editing and illustrations

The biggest feature and pride of 'Changbi Children's Library Representative Fairy Tales' is the 270 fairy tale collections that select representative fairy tales by major authors out of 10 works. Children's literature critics Won Jong-chan (Professor at Inha University) and Park Sook-kyung said, "Based on the history of Changbi Children's Library, we selected works that today's children must read, and especially arranged so that the works of authors who have changed the landscape of our children's literature are not left out." (Publication Agency) selected 81 short fairy tales that can be recommended to anyone under the name of ‘Changbi Children’s Library’. Ma Hae-song, the starting point of Korean children's literature, Hyeon-deok, who shows the essence of children's fairy tales, Lee Won-soo, the root of realistic children's literature, Kwon Jeong-saeng, the pride of our children's literature, Jeong Chae-bong, who combines artistic quality and popularity, Chae In-seon, who shows the lost children of the city, writing style and theme song You can see at a glance the representative short fairy tales presented through Changbi Children's Bookstore by 50 major authors, including the challenging Ki-beom Park, Hyun Lee who looks directly at today's children, and Min-ryeong Kim and Mi-kyung Song, both of whom are notable newcomers. Another feature is that the works are arranged in order of author name rather than publication order so that the appreciation of the works is not confined by the times. New illustrations were added and the text was also edited.
From the early works of children's literature to recent works, this collection of fairy tales that combine the old and the new contains precious values ​​that remain unchanged over time, such as adventure, friendship, differences, family, neighbors, and life. There is great fun and reward in reading each book. The resonance of authentic works does not change even as times change. In that sense, 'Changbi Children's Library Representative Fairy Tales' will be an excellent literary textbook for our children's future.

Recommended and recommended books, covering full-length fairy tales most loved by readers

The 25 full-length fairy tales are composed of award-winning children's books and books recommended or recommended by various organizations. Despite the rapid changes in the children's book publishing environment since the 2000s and the educational environment in which children's bookshelves are filled with learning-related books, these works have continued to receive great love from readers.
The classic 『Mongsil Sister』 (Kwon Jeong-saeng) loved by 100 million readers, Hwang Seon-mi's fantasy fairy tale 『Sammaeul Mongdangkkaebi』, 『Hoe-billed Children』 (Kim Jung-mi), which has become a must-read for all people across the country, and 『The Neighborhood Next to the Railroad』, which deals with the Gwangju Democratization Movement ( Kim Nam-jung), 『The Children Who Swallowed the Sun』 (Kim Ki-jeong), which is unconventional in form and content covering over 100 years of modern and contemporary history, 『My Teacher Lindgren』 (Yoo Eun-sil), a representative full-length fairy tale by a writer with a new sensibility, a new horizon for historical fairy tales Literally gem-like works were gathered together, including the bestseller 『Chojeong-ri Letter』 (Bae Yu-an) that opened the event.

‘Representative fairy tales from Changbi Children’s Library’ recommended from all walks of life

Changbi Children's Library, which has filled elementary school classroom libraries for the past 35 years, has come back with a new look. When the new semester begins, I will put it on the teacher's bookshelf in the front of the classroom and have fun reading each and every book. How wonderful it would be to put back the 'representative fairy tales' that children have worn after time has passed.
-Choi Eun-kyung (elementary school teacher)

The reason children have a hard time is not because there is nothing fun to do, but because no one knows how psychologically they are pushed to the edge. Although we are immersed in computer games, smartphones, and cable TV, our children are at risk. Just by reading a few of the 'Changbi Children's Bookstore representative fairy tales' here, you will be comforted by the beautiful scenes that delicately approach the human heart, and will be able to look at the world with wider and deeper eyes.
-Kim Kwon-ho (children's literature critic, elementary school teacher)

It would be great if 'Changbi Children's Bookstore Representative Fairy Tales', carefully selected from authors and works that shine in the history of children's literature, would create a new trend of reading children's books, and children would enjoy reading them during morning reading time in each classroom.
-Han Sang-soo (Chairman of Happy Morning Reading)

It is nice to be able to meet again all the children's story writers who have maintained the author's spirit of writing good children's stories that will not bore our children with Changbi Children's Library.
-Kim Gyeong-sook (Secretary General of the School Library Cultural Movement Network)

Changbi Children’s Library is a book I am grateful for that opened my eyes to children’s literature. There are concerns that times are changing and children's minds are becoming harsher, but I still believe that children's hearts remain the same when they encounter authentic works of art. These books, carefully selected by Changbi Children's Library, will become a collection of fairy tales that are excellent as future literature textbooks for our children.
-Kim Je-gon (children's literature critic, elementary school teacher)

It is no exaggeration to say that the Korean fairy tales included in Changbi Children's Library reflect the history of Korean children's literature. Our children have learned about themselves and the world they belong to by reading our fairy tales. It is very fun to read one volume of the fairy tale collection, which covers everything from the early works in the history of children's literature to the most recent, and combines the old and the new.
- Oh Se-ran (children's literature critic)

Now that reading books has become a burden, the 'Changbi Children's Library representative fairy tales' project is very welcome news. This is a beautiful story that contains timeless and precious values ​​such as adventure, friendship, differences, family, neighbors, and life.
- Yeom Gwang-mi (elementary school librarian)