A Snail Runs, Too
• Original title : 달팽이도 달린다
• Price : 11,000KRW
• Product Dimensions :
153x210, 140pages
• Publication Date : 2023-05-29
• ISBN : 9791169811088
Book Information & Summary
Written by Hwang Ji Young and Illustrated by Choi Min Ji
Like snails with their own unique appearances even though they were born from the same egg, this book shows five different people with their own worries that they cannot easily share with others. There are five stories of all kinds of creatures, which are tiny but with strong voice in this book, from the story of tiny creatures like a snail or a blowfish, which were belittled compared with big animals to the story of children we should listen to who suffer from the disability, poverty, and domestic violence.
What do we need in the world where everyone from humans, animals, the disabled people, children, to elderly people can harmonize? We all are obviously different, so we should think of what others would do if we were in their shoes. In this collection, there are children who do not question others in different positions and just stay still until others ask first.
It is important to sincerely understand others in every relationship. In this collection, children might be a bit immature in relationship, but they try to respect their friends, accept different situations, and not to cross the line in terms of manner.
There may be children who go through their difficult situations at their own pace somewhere in our society. The writer, Hwang, Ji Young, presented those children, who bravely withstand their difficulties every single day, on the back of snails in order to make them proud of themselves. Hee Seok strongly stood in the ground by himself waiting for the writer even if other people told him not to. Mi Joo with an uncomfortable leg also played her role by marching the Halloween parade in a zombie costume with her little brother and friends. Furthermore, children in this book could be ready to meet more friends with bigger wings thanks to special and witty illustrations by the illustrator Choi, Min Ji. Just like the saying, ‘Even a worm will turn,’ snails can run. They are not just easily seen by us. The writer hopes that readers and children in this world can meet a new and wider world while walking, running, rolling, and falling at their own pace and speed.
Like snails with their own unique appearances even though they were born from the same egg, this book shows five different people with their own worries that they cannot easily share with others. There are five stories of all kinds of creatures, which are tiny but with strong voice in this book, from the story of tiny creatures like a snail or a blowfish, which were belittled compared with big animals to the story of children we should listen to who suffer from the disability, poverty, and domestic violence.
What do we need in the world where everyone from humans, animals, the disabled people, children, to elderly people can harmonize? We all are obviously different, so we should think of what others would do if we were in their shoes. In this collection, there are children who do not question others in different positions and just stay still until others ask first.
It is important to sincerely understand others in every relationship. In this collection, children might be a bit immature in relationship, but they try to respect their friends, accept different situations, and not to cross the line in terms of manner.
There may be children who go through their difficult situations at their own pace somewhere in our society. The writer, Hwang, Ji Young, presented those children, who bravely withstand their difficulties every single day, on the back of snails in order to make them proud of themselves. Hee Seok strongly stood in the ground by himself waiting for the writer even if other people told him not to. Mi Joo with an uncomfortable leg also played her role by marching the Halloween parade in a zombie costume with her little brother and friends. Furthermore, children in this book could be ready to meet more friends with bigger wings thanks to special and witty illustrations by the illustrator Choi, Min Ji. Just like the saying, ‘Even a worm will turn,’ snails can run. They are not just easily seen by us. The writer hopes that readers and children in this world can meet a new and wider world while walking, running, rolling, and falling at their own pace and speed.
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