Woongjin Thinkbig Publishes Winning Works from the 7th Woongjin Junior Picture Book Contest

Three Award-Winning Titles Including "My Joyful Home" Released

Woongjin Thinkbig announced on August 27 that it has published three winning works from the 7th Woongjin Junior Picture Book Contest.

The three books each address different themes, ranging from coexistence with neighbors, the joy of making things together, to ways of dealing with emotions, delivering messages about social skills, play, and emotional development.

7th Woongjin Junior Picture Book Contest Winners. Woongjin ThinkBig

The grand prize winner, "My Joyful Home" by author Kim Dokyeong, is a picture book that depicts the process of a bear moving into the upstairs apartment and a mouse living downstairs experiencing conflicts due to noise and odors, but gradually coming to understand each other through conversation.

The prize-winning title "Jjajang Pangpang" personifies ingredients for jjajangmyeon as unique characters and describes the process of making the dish with playful onomatopoeia and mimetic words. It features a dual reading structure—if you start from the front, you see the jjajang sauce being made; if you read from the back, you follow the creation of hand-pulled noodles, enhancing the reading experience.

"Hansoomi" is a story that visualizes the invisible sigh ("hansoome") as an adorable character. It follows a journey in which heavy emotions accumulated inside are gathered one by one, leading to the "Sigh Festival."

A representative from Woongjin Thinkbig stated, "These award-winning works humorously interpret everyday relationships and emotions from a child's perspective. We will continue to discover new authors and works through future competitions."

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