Spring!

A season of growing, full of wobbles—spring.

Like a tender spring shoot, the child grows and grows, delighting in a ball. Wherever it rolls, the child follows close behind; when it bounces high, the child leaps up too. Holding a big ball close, the child’s face shines as brightly as spring itself.

But growing up is not always easy. Just as a ball can bounce in unexpected ways, the path ahead cannot always be predicted. There are moments when things don’t go as hoped, when disappointment lingers and the heart begins to wobble.

At such times, the child pauses and looks around—up high, down low—and runs freely with friends. And then, once more, takes a step forward along their own path.

Spring! is a tender and reassuring story that embraces the wobbles and challenges of growing up, much like the season itself—where warm sunshine and chilly winds exist side by side.

I am an active illustrator and picture book author in Korea and France. I believe that a single person’s picture book can be the path of many others, so I make picture books with the aim of benefitting us all. I love and enjoy the process of listening to the sound of our hearts and infusing them into my stories and paintings.

I became a BCBF Selected Illustrator with Beyond the Shadow in 2014. The Blue Boy, Ian was selected as the 2018 IBBY Good Book for Children with Disabilities Korean entry, ‘The Chimney Ghost’ and ‘My Summer,’ were selected as the 2019 and 2021 BIB Korean entries, with ‘My Summer,’ also selected for the 2021 White Ravens.