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The faithful daughter Shim Ch?ong

The little frog who never listened
1990
A bilingual retelling of two Korean folktales, the first about a young girl who works to cure her father's blindness, and the second about a frog who never listens to his mother.

Waiting for mama

a bilingual picture book
2007
Colorful illustrations and simple text written in both English and Korean tell a story of a small boy who patiently waits at the streetcar station for his mother.

Aekyung's dream

1988
A young Korean immigrant learns to adjust to her new life in America by heeding the words of an ancient Korean king.

Brave Hong Kil-dong

The man who bought the shade of a tree
1990
A bilingual retelling of two Korean folktales, the first about the brave son of a concubine who works for the cause of justice, and the second about a greedy man who makes a young man pay for a tree's shade.

The seven brothers and the Big Dipper

Hungbu, Nolbu and the magic gourds
1990
A bilingual retelling of two Korean folktales, the first about the Big Dipper and seven devoted brothers, and the second about two brothers who plant gourds that reveal the difference between greed and compassion.

The lazy man

The spring of youth
1990
A bilingual retelling of two Korean folktales, the first about a man who is transformed into an ox to learn the value of hard work, and the second about a man's search for immortality.

The greedy princess

The rabbit and the tiger
1990
A bilingual retelling of two Korean folktales, the first about a greedy princess and three brothers who learn about trust and humility, and the second about a hungry tiger who learns not to trust rabbits.

The rabbit's escape

1995
Tricked into visiting the underwater kingdom where the Dragon King of the East Sea wants his liver, a clever rabbit uses his wits to escape.

The rabbit's judgment

1994
Tricked into freeing a hungry tiger from a trap, a man refuses to let the tiger eat him until they get another opinion on the situation from a disinterested party.

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