“To the Star” (Korean Picture Book by Annyeong Dal) A Beautiful Shade Winner of the 2020 Astrid

Winner of the 2020 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

This is Volume 1

the mudang

Author Sun Ja-eun and illustrator Lee Kwang-ik sought to depict the mudangin a way that removes fear or distance

As Hyung-suk slowly adapts to his new body and school life

“To the Star” (Korean Picture Book by Annyeong Dal) A Beautiful Shade Winner of the 2020 AstridOne evening, a little girl brings home a tiny star she found on her way back from school. It needs moonlight to grow, her mother says. So every night, the girl takes her star out for a walk under the soft glow of the moon. The star grows brighter, rounder, and more beautiful until the day comes when it must return to the sky. To the Star is a breathtaking new picture book by beloved Korean author Annyeong Dal, whose works (Because, The Watermelon