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The Seonbae Books

Their stories, in three voices, for three generations.

Each volume draws from the same 24 lives — written for a different reader, at a different stage of asking who came before me, and what does that mean for me?

Order

Choose your volume

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Big Dreams,
Brave Hearts

Korean American heroes
for little readers

Volume One

Ages 5–7 · Early elementary

Big Dreams, Brave Hearts

Fully illustrated biographies of 24 Korean Americans, written for elementary readers — each life told across four hand-painted watercolor spreads. Designed for parents and teachers to read aloud and revisit, one hero at a time.

📖 Read the illustrated edition → Print-ready spreads — 98 pages (PDF, 59 MB)

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Trailblazers

24 Korean American lives
and the choices that shaped them

Volume Two

Ages 11–14 · Middle school / Early high school

Trailblazers

Chapter-length biographies for the age when young people start asking what kind of life they want. Each chapter centers a decision moment — a fork in the road — and asks the reader to consider what they might have done in the same place. Now fully illustrated, with a chapter-opener portrait for every life.

📖 Read the illustrated edition (PDF) → Fully illustrated — 112 pages (PDF, 10 MB)

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Seonbae

A Hall of Fame
of Korean American lives

Volume Three

Ages 15+ · Late high school / Adult

Seonbae: A Hall of Fame of Korean American Lives

The full-depth reference volume. Long-form biographical essays with primary-source citations, historical context, and honest engagement with the complications. Designed to be read, kept, and returned to across a lifetime.

📖 Read the early draft (PDF) → Rough manuscript · text only, illustrations to come

Bundles & schools

The three-book set is available as a discounted family or library bundle. School and community-organization orders include a teacher's discussion guide and bulk pricing.