Korean Children's Favorite Stories: Fables, Myths and Fairy Tales (Children's Favorite Stories)

by Kim So-Un (Author) Jeong Kyoung-Sim (Illustrator)

Korean Children's Favorite Stories: Fables, Myths and Fairy Tales (Children's Favorite Stories)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

This colorfully illustrated multicultural Korean children's book presents Korean fairy tales and other folk stories--providing insight into a vibrant literary culture.

Korean Children's Favorite Stories is a captivating collection of Korean folktales for children which are still being told, just as they have been for generations. Some are Korean-specific, while others echo those told in other countries. Written with wit and pathos, they unveil the inevitable foibles of people everywhere and expose the human-like qualities of animals and the animal-like qualities of humans. These Korean fables pulsate with the rhythm of life and the seasons, transporting the reader to a wonderland where ants talk, a baby rabbit outwits a tiger, a tree fathers a child, and a toad saves a whole village.

Korean stories include: The Grateful Tiger: the story of a magical tiger, which demonstrates how empathy and kindness can affect your life in a positive way; The Disowned Student: an intriguing tale of of a stolen identity and spirit; The Pheasant, the Dove and the Magpie: the story of three ungrateful birds, one tough mouse, and why pheasants' cheeks are red.  And more...

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Review quotes

"This book would be a wonderful addition to a family's library and a fun way to share Korean culture with your children." —The Korean Way blog
Kim So-Un
Kim So-Un was an eminent Korean storyteller and a specialist in Korean poetry and folklore. A former journalist for a major newspaper and chief editor of the Korean Children's Educational Institute, he published some two dozen books during his lifetime, including anthologies of poetry, folktales, folklore, folk songs and critical essays.

Artist:
Jeong Kyoung-Sim
is a graduate of the College of Fine Arts at Seoul National University. She has illustrated five books for children and three for adults. In her work, she uses traditional colors and painting methods to express a sense of Korean aesthetics.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780804850209
Lexile Measure
720
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Publication date
March 03, 2020
Series
Children's Favorite Stories
BISAC categories
JUV012020 - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | Country & Ethnic - General
JUV030020 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Asia
JUV012060 - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables | Asian
Library of Congress categories
Folklore
Fairy tales
Tales
Korea
Folk tales
Folk literature, Korean
Children's stories, Korean

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