Cover of book 'When Spring Comes to the DMZ' by Uk-Bae Lee
See When Spring Comes to the DMZ, an illustrated book inviting young readers into the natural beauty of the Demilitarized Zone which Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) and Republic of Korea (South Korea) – a 2.5-mile-wide, 150-mile-long corridor where animals thrive but no human may tread. Of the lively paintings and story by creator Uk-Bae Lee, Plough Publishing writes, “Lee shows the DMZ through the eyes of a grandfather who returns each year to look out over his beloved former lands, waiting for the day when he can return. In a surprise foldout panorama at the end of the book the grandfather, tired of waiting, dreams of taking his grandson by the hand, flinging back the locked gates, and walking again on the land he loves to find his long-lost friends.” (See this starred review and video).
(Recommended reading from our August 2022 Global Briefing)
