Worst Day 7
Voice of the Protagonist 20
30 menus with strange letters
Memory Elevator 46
First button 53
Second button 61
Third button 71
Into the New World 83
Author's Note 92
Children's Book Review Group Recommendation 94

A portrait of a child facing his first crisis: conflict with his family.

‘If I disappear from this world… … .’ Even children sometimes have to fight against these thoughts.

The protagonist, a 4th grader named Eun-ha, runs away from home in shock at the thought that she might have a new father.
At that moment, the elevator I was riding in stopped with a loud noise.
'Mom needs a new family.
So the elevator swallowed me?'

The suspense of the first chapter arises from the galactic conflict.
Any child who is going through a rough time with their beloved family will perk up at the galaxy's SOS.
This work follows the whirlwind of emotions in the minds of children from single-parent families, conveying the message that “even if the shape of my family changes, I myself will never change, and my family’s feelings for me will remain the same” (author interview).

Author Kim Hwa-yo says that each child she met during her time as a teacher had a “different genre of story.”
Having depicted the complex and mysterious layers of children's minds, he now seeks to explore the "layers of memory" through the world of elevators.
This is because, in this work, I wanted to present a story that begins with 'It was the worst day ever' and ends with 'It was the best memory ever.'

※You can check the author's work review interview directly through the publisher's blog (https://blog.naver.com/totobook9/223786038778).

A world where the elevator is twisted, or where distress signals are sounded… …where hearts can be seen and heard

When you press the emergency bell, 'Lily' appears wearing a pearl-colored suit and red sneakers.
She is a woman with an exotic appearance, like a native English teacher at an English academy, but Eun-ha finds Lily strangely friendly.
Stepping outside, you see a forest of elevators.
There is also a 'Cookie Elevator' that takes you to a storybook where they make cookies, a 'Music Elevator' that gives you healing power when your heart hurts like a stone is stuck in it, and a 'Doll Elevator' where abandoned dolls wait for old friends.
What memories will Eunha discover as she descends deep into the earth via the "Memory Elevator"? What is the true identity of Lili, who led Eunha to the Memory Elevator?

The elevators, which rise up like mushrooms, each evoke emotions such as desire, comfort, and longing, twisting and wailing like sirens, exuding a jungle-like vitality.
Kim Su-young, an illustrator who majored in animation, unfolds a living, breathing world of elevators within dynamic compositions.
Not only are the characters full of personality, but the author also keenly captures the expressions of the child protagonist, which intensify as the drama progresses from suspense to fantasy to emotion, immersing the reader.

“A book of happiness that brought me back to my happiest memories” Recommended by the Children’s Book Review Group!

It is noteworthy that 50 children in grades 2-6 read the book before its publication and sent recommendations without exception.
“I always thought my child was just a prankster, but I was surprised to see him cry while reading a book for the first time,” or “My child expressed his desire to write a touching story like this.” These were the first comments from parents that stirred up a stir in the editorial department.

Along with this, the children's book reviews that arrived one after another showed an interesting intersection.
There was a confession that after reading, he reflected on the importance of family and friends.
Even in an age when discussing family crises is no longer new, isn't this proof that an unforgettable "family fairy tale" has been born that the whole family can read and talk about together?
Fifty children's book reviews are included at the end of the book.