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| Korean Children's Favorite Stories | 
| Authors: Kim So-un, Jeong Kyoung-sim
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 52663
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 96
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 9.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0804835918
Dewey Decimal Number: 398.209519
UPC: 676251835915
EAN: 9780804835916
ASIN: 0804835918
Publication Date: April 15, 2004
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| Customer Reviews:
 not so famous Korean folk stories January 3, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I was born and grew up in Korea until I was 15, I'm not so familiar with these stories though. Translation was not done well either.
 Great Stories and Beautiful Pictures! May 14, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
It is rare to find good Korean fairy tale stories in English. Familiar with many Korean folklores and legends, I found the translation to be accurate and the illustrations very beautiful. With a history of 5,000 years, Korea is one of the oldest civilizations in the world, and this collection of fairy tales is a great way to show Korea's rich folklores and legends to the outside world. I highly recommend this book.
Very Enjoyable with some reservations. August 2, 2005
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
My youngest child is adopted from Korea. We gave him this book as a gift on his "gotcha" day, the anniversary of the day we adopted him. To him, this book is very, very special and at only 5, he requests it every night. The stories are fables and are very unbelievable but enjoyable if you like fables as many children do. My only complaint is that, because they are old stories, some are insensitive and a little gory. For instance, one story talks about a woman finding a husband for her daughters. One daughter is the "real" daughter and the other daughter is adopted. She is going to give the more desireable husband to her "real" daughter. Another story has something about stabbing with a knife or something to that effect. Overall, though, the stories are good and it's invaluable to have a book from my son's culture.
A charming Korean traditional story book! March 22, 2005
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
A Korean mom living in the US,I've awaited this kind of simple but beautifully illustrated Korean favorite story book.
This book contains the most famous 13 Korean old tales.
-The Story Bag/The Pheasant,the Dovemand the Magpie/The Bridegroom's Shopping/The Bad Tiger/The Great Flood/The Pumpkin Seeds/The Tigher and the Rabbit/The Green Leaf/The Three Little Girls/The Snake and the Toad/The Grateful Tiger/The Three Princess/The Disowned Student-
This book much owes to Jeong Kyoung-Sim's illustration. Her illustraion is charming and elegant. She shows real Korean colors and real Koean old days. You can enjoy the beauty of Korean art with this book.
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