Pictured by Baek Hee-na

Translated by Lee Yi-fang

Published by Hope Publishing House

Picture book imported by Coughlin Children's Bookstore

Introduction

Once upon a time, there was a granny in the big mountain who could cook delicious red bean porridge. In March, when the old woman was busy weeding, a fierce tiger suddenly rushed out, showing its teeth and wanted to eat her. The old woman begs the tiger to wait until the red bean harvest and the red bean porridge, and the tiger agrees to wait until winter. The snowy winter finally came, and the granny was sadly at a loss as to what to do ......

At that moment, chestnuts, tortoises, stretchers, and sharp cones popped up one by one, and they all said that they had a way to subdue the big tiger, if only they could have a bowl of the granny's tasty red bean porridge. "Hullo, giggle, giggle", they finished their red bean porridge and hid to wait for the tiger to appear. "Bang, bang, bang, bang," a broken gong sounded, and the tiger's voice came from outside the door, "Ow - old woman, quickly bring me the delicious red bean porridge, first sharpen your teeth, and later eat you more sharply." Can the old woman finally make it out of danger ......?

Reasons

The story of Granny Red Bean Porridge is one of the most famous and well known of all the Korean legends based on tigers. It is called "Red Bean Porridge" because red beans are red in color. Since ancient times, people will associate the color red with spells, and believe that the color red has the power to drive away bad luck, so on the winter solstice, Korea has eaten red bean porridge to ward off evil spirits and illnesses of the dietary customs, and because of this, Korea is still circulating about the red bean porridge folk tale.

The plot of "Red Bean Porridge Granny" is repetitive and varied, and the climax is thrilling and interesting, which is in line with the aesthetic psychology of young children; the language is mostly onomatopoeia and onomatopoeia, such as "hululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululu ......" "da da da da da "The actions and moods are vocalized, and the children read them aloud, which is also very suitable for parent-child **** reading and performance.

The book's illustrations are particularly noteworthy, as the illustrator combines ink drawings, clay sculptures, and objects with papercraft, then uses photography and post-production techniques to create realistic theater effects. From the grandmother's almost disheveled clothes and hair to the continuous images of household objects helping her defeat the tiger, the whole book is like a wonderful picture book drama.

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