(English) In the Next Month

“This book is about living, surviving, and positiveness.”  Jeon, Mi Hwa

In the middle of the night when everyone is asleep, a father and a son begin packing. The father carries a sleeping bag instead of a blanket. Finally, they leave home at dark night without moonlight and stars. The child’s cool voice reveals their destination. “The place we moved was a small van standing in front of a construction site.” The writer, Jeon Mi Hwa, tells a story of a father and a son without any chance but living in a small van in her new book, ‘In the Next Month’. The book was based on a true story of a family living in a car that once was aired in the media several years ago. Based on that true story, she has created a story of the father and the son depending on each other. 

깊은 밤, 아빠와 아들이 짐을 챙겨서 이사한 곳은 공사장 앞 봉고차! 아빠는 공사장에서 일하며 봉고차에서 혼자 지내는 아들을 살뜰히 돌봅니다. 봉고차에서 생활하며 아들의 밥을 챙기고, 다음 달에는 꼭 학교에 보내 주겠다고 약속하는 아빠! 하지만 아빠의 약속은 자꾸만 미뤄집니다. 눈물이 그렁그렁 어수룩한 아빠와 아빠의 마음을 헤아리는 속 깊은 아들의 가슴 뭉클한 이야기가 작은 희망과 온기를 선사하는 그림책입니다.