Im Seo-Ha
Im Seo-Ha studied literature at university. After graduation, she worked as an editor for a publishing house. Still, the chattering little writer in her heart kept sticking her head out and writing. As an active co-creator of Three People-a creative group specializing in children's books-she has written many books, including Let's Play Ddakji, Let's Play Gonggi, Pick and Read Traditional Fairy Tales from Textbooks.
Books by Im Seo-Ha
Including games featured in the acclaimed Netflix series, Squid Games!
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It's vacation time!
Woo is ready to visit his aunt, because that means he gets to play ddakji with his friends. Woo spent all year practicing and making the best ddakji-a bright, golden one. He made sure his was hard and heavy so he could beat Gorin, the reigning champion who won his ddakji last summer. When he loses to Gorin again, he makes it his mission to find the best material for his new ddakji so he can win. But Woo will find that a well crafted ddakji is only part of what it takes to win. The other? Fun!
In this vibrant story about friendly competition, Let's Play Ddajki inspires kids to try a new game through Woo and Gorin's love of ddakji. Complete with colorful illustrations and detailed instructions on how to fold a ddakji, anyone can learn how to play this traditional Korean game from start to finish.
Including games featured in the acclaimed Netflix series, Squid Games!
A whole class. Five pebbles. Two professionals, and a girl who refuses to learn the game. Who will win the gonggi tournament?
Eunji didn't know when she borrowed her sister's dress that there would be gongghidols hidden in the pockets, but Jingu—the annoying kid that doesn't stop calling her partner—sees them. Instantly, he starts to play. All the kids marvel at his skills, and they start playing too.
Soon, the whole class is hooked and decide to have a gonggi tournament. Eunji has never played gonggi, and watching her classmates obsess over the game makes her hate it even more. But some unlikely encouragement from Jingu may just change her mind about this game yet.
Will the skills she builds be enough to win the tournament? Find out in this fun, vibrant, and page-turning book, Let's Play Gonggi.
Including games featured in the acclaimed Netflix series, Squid Games!
Tok. Tok. Tok. That’s the sound of jegi!
When Dongje finds his friends playing jegi without him, he confronts Han, the jegi champion of Yonggol, only to find out that they don’t want to play with him because he’s the worst player. But after Dongje’s grandpa gives him a colorful jegi made out of feathers, he is shocked at how easily he picks up the game! Jealous of Dongje’s new skills, Han challenges him to a game, but is holding the title of jegi master really the most important part of playing?
From the renowned author of Let’s Play Ddakji and Let’s Play Gonggi comes the third book in the Traditional Korean Games series, Let’s Play Jegi. With the history of jegi’s origins and detailed instructions of how to play, kids will learn about this fun, fast-footwork South Korean game through an engaging story of friendship and scrapbook-style illustrations.