SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Cultural Center in Argentina on Tuesday (local time) held an opening ceremony for the exhibition “Illustrations for Korean Picture Books” by acclaimed author and illustrator Baek Heena. The exhibition was presented under the title “Reading Korean Stories through Pictures.” Baek, the 2020 laureate of the Astrid Lindgren [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Acclaimed author Baek Heena’s picture books open the door to magic and wonder by telling imaginative stories through minutely constructed visual worlds, and the famous characters are ready to meet their readers in real life. Baek, the 2020 laureate of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA), the world’s most [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean author Baek Heena’s picture book “Magic Candies” has won the SuperPremio Anderson 2023, a top prize from Italy’s most prestigious children’s book awards. “Magic Candies” was chosen as the book of the year from the award dedicated to the memory of Gualtiero Schiaffino, the founder of the Italian [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean author and illustrator Baek Heena has won the 2020 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world’s largest children’s book award. “With exquisite feeling for materials, looks and gestures, Baek Heena’s filmic picture books stage stories about solitude and solidarity,” a jury of the award said in a statement [...]