Yoo Eun-Sil

Yoo Eun-Sil () is a South Korean author of children's literature, active since 2004. Her major works include ''My Teacher Lindgren'' and ''Lee Yujeong the Perfect'', and her work ranges from young adult novels and picture books to collections of short stories. She was nominated in 2023 as the Korean candidate for the 2024 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.

Career

Yoo Eun-Sil was born in 1974 in Seoul, South Korea. She lived in Doksan-dong, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Seoul. She published her first children's novel in 2005, ''Granny Mago Came to My House''. In 2010, ''Lee Yujeong the Perfect'' was selected for the IBBY Honour List.

Her other major works include ''My Teacher Lindgren'', ''The Last Event'', ''Sunrye House'', and the ''I Wanna'' series. Her young adult novels include ''Outskirts'', ''Two Meters and 48 Hours'', and ''Sunrye House'', while her picture books include ''The Year’s Autumn'', ''My Doksan-dong'', ''Calf Poo'', and ''Matryoshka''. She has also published collections of short stories including ''The Flags of All Nations Boy'' and ''Lee Yujeong the Perfect''. Her children's fiction includes ''The Last Event'' and ''The Birth of Ilsoo''.

Awards and nominations

* 2010 IBBY Honor List - ''Lee Yujeong the Perfect''
* 2023 Nominated as the Korean candidate for the 2024 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

Works

*2021 ''Sunrye House'' (BIR)
*2018 ''Two Meters and 48 Hours'' (Naznsan Books)
*2014 ''Outskirts'' (Munhakdongne)

Collaborations with other illustrators

*2022 ''Matryoshka'' by Kim Ji-hyon (Sakyejul)
*2022 ''I Will Remember'' by Kim Yu-dae (Sakyejul)
*2022 ''I Will Hesitate'' by Kim Yu-dae (Sakyejul)
*2022 ''I Wanna Do It My Way'' by Kim Yu-dae (Sakyejul)
*2022 ''May I Forge'' by Gyeong Hae-won (Changbi Publishers, Inc.)
*2021 ''Park Wan-suh'' by Lee Yoon-hui (BIR)
*2019 ''My Doksan-dong'' by Oh Seung-min (Moonji)
*2019 ''Calf Poo'' by Park Sae-yeong (Changbi Publishers, Inc.)
*2018 ''The Year’s Autumn'' by Kim Jae-hong (Changbi Publishers, Inc.)
*2016 ''Dream House'' by Seo Yeongah (Moonji)
*2015 ''Wanna Come to Our Town Library?'' by Shin Min-jae (Sakyejul)
*2014 ''Jane Goodall'' by Seo Yeong-ah (BIR)
*2013 ''I Wanna Be Sensitive Too'' by Kim Yu-dae (Sakyejul)
*2013 ''The Birth of Ilsoo'' by Seo Hyeon (BIR)
**2016 ''我只想做个平凡的孩子''(浙江文艺出版社) China,
*2012 ''The Smell of Sunshine on My Head'' by Lee Hyeon-joo (BIR)
*2011 ''I Wanna Be a Picky Eater Too'' by Seol Eun-yeong (Sakyejul)
*2010 ''Yu Gwansun'' by Gwak Seong-hwa (BIR)
*2010 ''The Story of Simchung'' by Hong Seong-ju (BIR)
*2010 ''Mija from Our Town'' by Chang Gyeong-hye (Naznsan Books)
*2010 ''The Last Event'' by Kang Gyeong-su (Baram Books, revised BIR edition, 2015.)
**2020 ''爷爷最后的秘密''(Zhejiang Literature & Art Publishing Hous) China,
**2014 ''Le dernier événement''(Ecole Des Loisirs) France,
*2008 ''Lee Yujeong, the Perfect'' by Byun Youngmee (Prunsoop Publishing)
*2007 ''The Flags of All Nations Boy'' by Jeong Seong-hwa (Changbi Publishers, Inc.)
*2005 ''My Teacher, Lindgren'' by Gwon Sa-wu (Changbi Publishers, Inc.)
**2014 ''爱顶嘴的 小女孩儿''(China Machine Press) China,
**2010 ''Si j'étais Fifi Brindacier''(Editions Philippe Picquier) France,
*2005 ''Grandma Mago Comes to Our House'' by Baek Dae-seung (Baram books, republished Prunsoop Publishing, 2015)

References

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Living people
South Korean children's writers
South Korean women children's writers
Year of birth missing (living people)