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This study examined system, form and contents of <Ahyeop Picture Storybook> including its publication in depth through the analysis on the publication of those days, present condition of extant edition, system and publication, illustrator etc., targeting <Ahyeop Picture Storybook> series which was published in the liberation period. As for <Ahyeop Picture Storybook> series which was published by Eulyoo Publishing and Joseon Children Culture Association(Ahyeop) for building children’s life liberation and children culture, 5 books still remain now. For the extinct edition, this study confirmed publication history of books based on the advertisement carried on the newspaper which was published of the time. As a result of analyzing extant edition, this study found that the book was composed equally as a system of cover, beginning, body and the end, and the body was characterized by the composition of 3-cut comic and story as a form of storybook. The size of the book is A5 book size with 32 pages of quantity and was published as a semi-hardcover bound book. As for illustrators, Kim brothers (Yong-hwan, Eui-hwan) who played an active part in the field of art of the time participated.

Joseon Children Culture Association, Ahyeop, Eulyoo Publishing, Picture Storybook, Kim Yong-hwan, Kim Eui-hwan