Bibliographie
Kyun Sun Baek, “An Analysis of Research Trends of Thesis on Young Children’s Literature: 5 Journals of Early Childhood Education Association & Korean Society of Children’s Literature & Education”, Journal of Children’s Literature and Education, vol. 10, n° 2, 2009, p. 177-199.
Byoung-kyoo Chung, “삽화의 시대에서 옛이야기 그림책 탄생까지: 시각이미지를 중심으로” [From the Saphwa Period to the Emergence of Illustrated Folktales], 창비어린이 [Changbi Junior], vol. 5, n° 1, 2007, p. 62-80.
Carine Devillon, “Des enfants dans Séoul, ou le spectre de la ville dans les albums coréens”, Strenæ [online], n° 23, 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/strenae.10345.
Mihwa Han, “Borim et Hyang, deux éditeurs représentatifs du secteur de l’album de jeunesse coréen”, La Revue des livres pour enfants, n° 339, 2025, p. 110-113.
Eun-ja Hyun, Sae-hee Kim, 그림책의 이해 [Understanding Children’s Picturebooks], Sakyejul, 2005.
Seongsun Jo, Study on development process of Korean picture books focused on process of change from drawing to picture books, unpublished doctoral dissertation, Inha University (Incheon, South Korea), 2019.
Hyun Ju Kim, Analysis of Trends in Research on Master's and Doctoral Degree Papers Related to Picture Books in Korea: Focusing on the Thesis of Master's and Doctoral Degree Papers in Korea from 1983 to 2020, master’s thesis, Sungkyunkwan University (Seoul, South Korea), 2022, p. 20-21.
Jong-Sung Kim, “An Analysis of Trends in Research Papers Related to Picture Books: Focusing on papers in domestic academic journals”, Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, vol. 53, n° 2, 2022, p. 189-214.
Jiwone Lee, “2022 HCA Award Winner Suzy Lee: The Book as a Wonderland”, Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature, vol. 60, n° 3, 2022, p. 20-27.
Sungyup Lee, “Suzy Lee’s Adventures in Picture book Land”, Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature, vol. 54, n° 4, 2016, p. 17-21.
Yeojoo Lim, Sarah Park-Dahlen, “The Paradox of the DMZ: Making War, Division, and Unification Intelligible Through Korean Picture Books”, Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature, vol. 61, n° 3, 2023, p. 45-54.
Ji-hyun Nam, 깊고 그윽하게 우리 그림책 읽기 [Reading Korean Picturebooks with Depth and Serenity], Sangsanghim, 2017.
Cheyenne Olivier, “On a lu des albums coréens”, La Revue des livres pour enfants, n° 339, 2025, p. 152-157.
Hyang-boon Shim, “A Research on the Study of Picturebooks in the Visual Arts: 1986-2018”, Journal of Children’s Literature and Education, vol. 23, n° 2, 2002, p. 157-175.
Myong-ho Shin, 그림책의 세계 [The World of Picturebooks], Kyemongsa, 1994.
Su-Jeong Wee, Soyeon Park, Joung Sun Choi, “Korean Culture as Portrayed in Young Children's Picture Books: The Pursuit of Cultural Authenticity”, Children's Literature in Education, vol. 46, n° 1, 2015, p. 70-87.
Joanne H. Yi, “‘My Heart Beats in Two Places’: Immigration Stories in Korean-American Picture Books”, Children's Literature in Education, vol. 45, n° 2, 2014, p. 129-144.
Dafna Zur, Figuring Korean Futures: Children’s Literature in Modern Korea, Redwood City, Stanford University Press, 2017.
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Notes
Jong-Sung Kim, “An Analysis of Trends in Research Papers Related to Picture Books: Focusing on papers in domestic academic journals”, Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, vol. 53, n° 2, 2022, p. 189-214.
Hyun Ju Kim, Analysis of Trends in Research on Master's and Doctoral Degree Papers Related to Picture Books in Korea: Focusing on the Thesis of Master's and Doctoral Degree Papers in Korea from 1983 to 2020, master’s thesis, Sungkyunkwan University (Seoul, South Korea), 2022, p. 20-21.
Jong-Sung Kim, “An Analysis of Trends in Research Papers”, op. cit., p. 194.
Seongsun Jo, Study on the development process of Korean picture books focused on the process of change from drawing to picture books, unpublished doctoral dissertation, Inha University (Incheon, South Korea), 2019.
Byoung-kyoo Chung, “삽화의 시대에서 옛이야기 그림책 탄생까지: 시각이미지를 중심으로” [From the Saphwa Period to the Emergence of Illustrated Folktales], 창비어린이 [Changbi Junior], vol. 5, n° 1, 2007, p. 65-66. It is worth noting that the Korean term 삽화 (Saphwa) is retained in the English translation of the article’s title. While Saphwa and the term illustration – in both French and English – convey similar meanings, their usages diverge within the South Korean publishing context. Saphwa traditionally refers to images conceived as supplementary to the text in illustrated books, whereas illustration more commonly denotes images that hold equal narrative and aesthetic status to the text, particularly in picturebooks. The English loanword 일러스트레이션 (illustration) was introduced in 1981 with the establishment of the illustrators’ collective 무지개 일러스트회 (Rainbow Illustration Society), and gradually supplanted Saphwa as the preferred term for images in picturebooks. This terminological shift led to the relegation of Saphwa to more restricted uses, such as illustrations found in magazines, nonfiction books, or traditional illustrated volumes. As the picturebook genre gained prominence, the distinction between the two terms became increasingly pronounced. Nonetheless, it should be noted that some still regard them as interchangeable, without attributing a fundamental difference in meaning.
Jong-Sung Kim, “An Analysis of Trends in Research Papers”, op. cit., p. 197. The concentration of articles published in the Journal of Children’s Literature and Education, established in 2000, further indicates a strong orientation of research toward pedagogical concerns. Nevertheless, it is important to acknowledge the journal’s central role in structuring and legitimizing the field as a recognized area of scholarly inquiry. Kyun Sun Baek, « An Analysis of Research Trends of Thesis on Young Children’s Literature: 5 Journals of Early Childhood Education Association & Korean Society of Children’s Literature & Education », Journal of Children’s Literature and Education, vol. 10, n° 2, 2009, p. 192.
Seongsun Jo, Study on the development process of Korean picture books, op. cit.
Jong-Sung Kim, “An Analysis of Trends in Research Papers”, op. cit., p. 196. Another study analyzing 131 articles published between 1986 and 2018 in journals, focused on art and design as well as visual communication, found that 91.6 % appeared after 2006. This suggests that, in the early stages of research in this field, contributions from these creative disciplines were notably limited. Hyang-boon Shim, “A Research on the Study of Picturebooks in the Visual Arts: 1986-2018”, Journal of Children’s Literature and Education, vol. 23, n° 2, 2002, p. 162.
There has been a steady increase in the publication of monographs devoted to children’s picturebooks. Most of these works take the form of essays or critical studies focusing on a selection of titles, while others, adopting a more academic orientation, examine the history of the picturebook or explore its status and characteristics as a literary and artistic genre in its own right. Among the earliest Korean-language publications on the subject, noteworthy examples include 그림책의 세계 [The World of Picturebooks] by Myong-ho Shin, published in 1994 by Kyemongsa, and 그림책의 이해 [Understanding Children’s Picturebooks] by Eun-ja Hyun and Sae-hee Kim, published in 2005 by Sakyejul.
Ji-hyun Nam, 깊고 그윽하게 우리 그림책 읽기 [Reading Korean Picturebooks with Depth and Serenity], Sangsanghim (South Korea), 2017.
Seongsun Jo, Study on the development process of Korean picture books, op. cit.
The author’s linguistic competence is limited to Korean, French, and English, which precludes the inclusion of research published in other languages. Although the following work does not focus specifically on picturebooks, it is worth mentioning Figuring Korean Futures: Children’s Literature in Modern Korea, an English-language monograph on the history of Korean children’s literature, published in 2017. Written by Dafna Zur, a Koreanist and professor at Stanford University, the book covers the period from the early twentieth century to the post-Korean War era.
Sungyup Lee, Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature, vol. 54, n° 4, 2016, p. 17-21.
Jiwone Lee, Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature, vol. 60, n° 3, 2022, p. 20-27.
Yeojoo Lim, Sarah Park-Dahlen, Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature, vol. 61, n° 3, 2023, p. 45-54.
Joanne H. Yi, Children's Literature in Education, vol. 45, n° 2, 2014, p. 129-144.
Su-Jeong Wee, Soyeon Park, Joung Sun Choi, Children's Literature in Education, vol. 46, n° 1, 2015, p. 70-87.
Carine Devillon, “Des enfants dans Séoul, ou le spectre de la ville dans les albums coréens”, Strenæ [online], n° 23, 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/strenae.10345. The English title is “Children in Seoul, or the spectre of the city in Korean picture books”.
Mihwa Han, “Borim et Hyang, deux éditeurs représentatifs du secteur de l’album de jeunesse coréen”, La Revue des livres pour enfants, n° 339, 2025, p. 110-113.
Another meaningful form of firsthand encounter between Korean picturebooks and the French public is the exhibition. This is the subject of an article published in RLPE, entitled “On a lu des albums coréens”, which offers an analytical overview of the eponymous exhibition held at the municipal library of Tours. The exhibition was organized in collaboration with the library’s staff, the InTRu research team at the University of Tours, and KBBY, the South Korean national section of the IBBY. Cheyenne Olivier, “On a lu des albums coréens”, La Revue des livres pour enfants, n° 339, 2025, p. 152-157.
I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the Korean scholars who submitted proposals but were ultimately unable to develop them into full articles. Their research interests and methodological approaches – which are likely recognized and valued within the Korean academic sphere – could not be accommodated in this issue. My gratitude also goes to those who were unable to submit a final version of their contribution, as the peer reviews required more time than expected for reflection and revision. I would like to offer a final word of thanks to Le Studium, whose research grants provided essential support for the completion of this project, and to my host researcher, Cécile Boulaire, for her attentive guidance and invaluable collaboration throughout the editorial process. I am also deeply grateful to Cécile Pichon-Bonin and Éléonore Hamaide, editors of Strenae, as well as to all the reviewers whose expertise contributed to the evaluation of the articles.
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