Mica the Steam Locomotive************************************
Written by Ahn Dohyon
2001/89-8281-361-6/128p, 153X210, full-color

This work reminds us what we might have missed during our passage through life.
The steam locomotive Mica used to run through the whole Korean peninsula, from the sunny southern sea to the snowy Manchurian steppe. But Mica now, left alone, rests on a yard of a railroad museum till an old locomotive engineer comes to see him. Mica and the engineer comfort each other for having become isolated despite the glory and dreams they once held, prompting readers to think of their own existence and of the pace of their life's journey.
?Steam locomotive is now a thing of the past. The past is days gone by, but it does not necessarily efface memories of bygone glories and its accompanying wounds. Readers might identify with the slow pace of the steam locomotive's life."

Salmon
Written by Ahn Dohyon
1996/89-85712-68-3/136p, 153X210, 2-color

Salmon is an allegorical tale in which poet Ahn anthropo-morphizes the salmon's homing instinct to struggle upstream to its birthplace. This poignant journey weaves across the Bering Sea and the Kamchatka Peninsula, the cold wilds of the northern Pacific to Alaska, and back come again to Namdaechon, a river in Korea. The author's moving narrative explores the salmon's pain, joy, struggles that come with coming of age and longing for love.
With a touching mixture of parables, Salmon reaches its climax when the hero, Silver Salmon, attains the ?eyes he can see but others cannot.? In praising Salmon's sensitive call to ?regain the eyes in the heart people have lost,? a Korean poet remarked that, ?if there is The Little Prince in France, there Salmon in Korea.?

Relations
Written by Ahn Dohyon
1998/89-8281-098-6/176p, 153X210, 2-color

"A tree having relations with the human soul never dies easily."
And so begins Ahn Dohyun's 22 beautiful, heart-warming tales about relations between people, a seagull and the sea, a child and a snowman, a flower and a seed, and a person and the world. In these relations, a snowman, who is served hot soup on a frozen winter night by a child touches our soul. From the amazingly sharp to the soft calls of nature, this work comprises short stories and drawings that illuminate the remarkable world of the well-known poet and the creator of Salmon, a bestseller in Korea. Ahn reveals his ingenuity for capturing everyday life through simple words.
My Name is Sunflower*****************************************
Written by Han Kang
2002/89-8281-479-5/112p, 150X214

This is a story of a small flower that whispers that we need to love everything in the world. In this book, the author talks about the "pleasure of life" found at the bottom of extreme sadness and despair, as well as through our journey of finding our identity and overcoming the painful stages of growth, and of growing to love everything in the world with an open heart.
Pepe
Written by Jae Yon
2001/89-8281-364-0/158p, 153X210

This is a heart-warming story that strives to find the meaning of true love and those who believe in them. Starting with the question ?why is a duck unable to fly?? Pepe tells the story of a naive duckling who embarks on a journey to pursue his once lost dream with the realization that he cannot fly even though he has wings. The story lauds gaining true freedom, true love and true dreams.
Men on the Roof
Written by Hwang Insook
2002/89-8281-538-4/144p, 188X257

This is a story about Hongbae, and Chongbae, "Men on the roof," who happened to live together in a small attic located in an underdeveloped town in the outskirts of Seoul. This fairy tale written by a poet, who handles objects and language softly, and dreams of a successful life, is warm and a refreshing read.
The Can******************************************************
Written by Lee Sanghee
2000/89-8281-325-X/136p, 153X210, 2-color

There was a guy who used to go to work at an architecture firm. He was an unknown poet as well. Then he is reborn as a can. This is a story about a miracle of love delivered by a poet reborn as a can and by an orphan boy.
Where Do Girls Come From?
Written by Chon Kyunglin
1998/89-8281-140-0/104p, 153X210, 2-color

What is the existence of women in our male-dominated society? What is Life as Woman? From Where Did Femininity Originate? The author talks about those issues with beautiful stories like legends, by images of a nymph and a wolf woman. She elaborately seeks her way to the origin of femininity through a beautiful and tragic life of a woman who discovers her identity after a journey through the wild.