Yoon Mi-sook explained

Yoon Mi-sook
Language:Korean
Genre:Picture books
Occupation:Illustrator
Birth Place:Seoul, South Korea

Yoon Mi-sook (Korean: 윤미숙) is a South Korean illustrator. In 2004, she received a Bologna Ragazzi award Special Mention for Fiction at the Bologna International Children's Book Fair for Red Bean Porridge Granny and the Tiger.[1] She also received a Special Mention in the Fiction category for The Moon over the Apple Orchard in 2019.[2] She utilizes collage in her illustrations, using materials of varying textures such as rough-feeling lithographs, Korean paper, and colored paper.[3] Her best-known picture books include Red Bean Porridge Granny and the Tiger, The Moon over the Apple Orchard, The Tale of the White Mouse, Little Boat Floats, Rainbow Color Word Games, and The Bucktoothed Elephant.[4]

Career

Yoon Mi-sook received Ragazzi Award Special Mentions in the Fiction category at the Bologna International Children's Book Fair for Red Bean Porridge Granny and the Tiger in 2004 and The Moon over the Apple Orchard in 2019.[5] In The Moon over the Apple Orchard, her illustrations accompany the writings of Kwon Jeong-saeng, a Korean writer. The Ragazzi Award jury commented on her work as follows. "We were delighted by the affecting atmosphere of this picture book, which depicts everyday life in a Rural Community. The mixed-media illustrations show loving gestures, hardship, poverty, disease, and care for the elderly. In detailed scenes of the natural landscape and agricultural work, the illustrations show the richness and fragility of life."[6] In addition, she has created numerous other picture books, including The Tale of the White Mouse, The Hare and the Tortoise, and Little Boat Floats.

Awards

Works

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Red Bean Porridge Granny and the Tiger wins the Ragazzi Award .
  2. Web site: The Moon over the Apple Orchard wins the Ragazzi Award .
  3. Web site: Yun Mi-sook. Enchanted Lion Books.
  4. Web site: Introduction to the author's works .
  5. News: Bologna Children's Book Fair Names 2019 Ragazzi Award Winners . Publishing Perspectives .
  6. Web site: WINNER 2019 EDITION, Section dedicated to narrative, traditional stories and illustrated fairy tales . Bologna Children's Book Fair official website.
  7. Web site: Shall We Hold Hands? .
  8. Web site: THE THREE WATER DROP BROTHERS . Let's talk picture books.

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