- Overview
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- Book Intro
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(English) Who Comes?
A child, a kitten, a fox and a raccoon are all waiting for somebody while sitting together. The child’s eyes were full of expectation and the kitten next to the child is quietly looking at the child. These young living creatures are definitely friends. No one knows who they will meet, but perhaps, that person would be a welcoming guest. Knock, knock. When young animals knock on the door, the mysterious, warm, and simple magic begins –an open heart that makes anyone as friends, the belief that somebody will help me when I ask for, and the courtesy returning for given help. For young children and young animals, these are just natural. However, adult readers might feel that they have lost these precious things. This book contains three fairy tales to make readers realized. With simple lines and beautiful colors, the illustrator, Kim Hye Won, expressed her affection toward living creatures. As a delicate observer, she represented lovely encounters with these young animals through watercolor paintings.
How happy are we if a baby fox calls us, if we get invited by kitten school while waiting for a friend at the playground, and if a hungry baby raccoon visits us? Perhaps, what these lovely characters are waiting for is you who open the cover of this book.
- About the Author
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Kim Hyewon
(English) Kim Hyewon lives in the outskirts of Seoul with her three cats, Jube, Bree and Lala. Kim is interested in reading heartwarming picture books and taking care of small things, and she continues to put an effort into making picture books that readers will love to keep nearby. Baby Polar Bear Goes out into the World is the first picture book that Kim has written and illustrated.
(Japanese) 絵本を見るのが好きで、小さな動植物の世話に興味があります。長く見ていたい絵本を丁寧に作っています。著書に『赤ちゃんホッキョクグマのお出かけ』と『猫』があります。この本を純粋で繊細な心の持ち主に捧げます。