Manbok's Rice Cake House: I Like Reading - Level 3 (3,4rd and 54th grade) XNUMX

Description

Manbok is a swearer, grumpy, and fighter.
A warm and sweet coming-of-age story about meeting a mysterious rice cake shop.

Kim Li-ri's new work, 『Manbok's Rice Cake House』, which tells the story of children's daily lives with wit and rich imagination, was published by Biryongso. This fairy tale contains the warm and exciting changes that Manbok undergoes when he encounters a mysterious rice cake shop where Manbok, who grew up without any shortcomings at home, but ends up spouting out bad words and actions without realizing it. Kim Li-ri has already shown her talent for expressing 'familiar concerns' in a 'fresh' way by mixing children's daily lives with fantasy through 『Rat Dung Present』 and 『Toads Living in the Toilet』. 『Manbok's Rice Cake House』 also expresses in a delicious style the process of Manbok gradually changing from a cursor, a grump, and a fighter as he eats magical rice cakes one by one. Fantasy elements are added to Korea's traditional food, rice cake, to create unique fun and a chewy writing experience that feels like reading a traditional fairy tale. In addition, Seunghyun Lee, who won the Korea Children's Book Award for Illustration in the Ssireum, richly captured Manbok's expressions and changes with his unique illustrations.

Manbok's surprising transformation that combines the chewy writing taste of reading a traditional fairy tale and fantasy.

“When you eat glutinous rice cake, your mouth gets sticky,
“If you eat honey rice cake, sweet words will come out?”
Contrary to his wishes, Manbok always says and acts meanly. Of course, school friends tend to avoid Manbok. Then one day, Manbok discovers a strange rice cake shop on his way home. It is ‘Manbok’s Rice Cake House’. Manbok is surprised to hear the same name as himself and enters the rice cake shop, drawn by the sweet and savory smell. But each rice cake has a strange price tag attached to it! To eat wind rice cake, you need to do two good deeds, and to eat mugwort rice cake, you need forty-two children's smiles. Manbok, who has never done anything good, probably doesn't have a master anyway, so he sneaks a piece of rice cake and, well, it disappears before his eyes.
Manbok begins to do countless good deeds in order to eat rice cake. As Manbok's mouth becomes sticky after eating the glutinous rice cake, Manbok stops saying negative things, and when he silently helps his friends and does two good deeds, he is able to eat wind rice cake that makes him smile. The magical power gained from eating rice cake becomes a catalyst for Manbok to do other good deeds. What is also important is that ultimately it is Manbok's own will that creates the change. Although people start doing good deeds with the intention of paying for the rice cake and eating the rice cake they want, in reality, the rice cake is just an excuse. Manbok is upset by words and actions that are different from his true feelings, and in the end, he shows himself step by step making soft and warm changes like rice cake.

Delicious lines and colors that smell like rice cake

Manbok, who often behaves in an unseemly way contrary to his intentions, is portrayed in a humorous and unique way as he gradually changes into a more positive person. We used warm and cozy colors, and added a fantasy feel to the background to bring out the changes and emotions that appear every time Manbok eats each rice cake. Manbok's expression changes depending on the situation, and laughter comes naturally.