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A book that offers warm comfort and affectionate advice through picture books to teenagers with various adolescence concerns.
The author, a professional counselor and picture book therapist, has met many adolescent children in schools and youth centers and listened to their voices.
This book introduces stories about typical concerns of adolescence and presents picture books that perfectly match them.
The author's message of empathy and hope, delivered through the picture book, encourages young people to explore their inner selves and strengthen their hearts.
It also helps adults who care for or teach young people to understand their children's minds more deeply.

I'm sure there will be many times when you'll want to talk about your heart.
But sometimes I'm embarrassed to be honest, and sometimes I worry that no one will listen.
I don't really know my own mind, so I'm confused about what to say first.
At times like that, meet picture books.
Take a break from your busy academic schedule and delve into the world of picture books.
Picture books are always friends who comfort our hearts.
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From the "Introductory Remarks"

What is a healthy self-identity? It's recognizing all aspects of myself, both positive and negative, without ignoring them, as "me."
To do that, it is important to express what I think of myself in my own words.
Just like the children who watched “The Strange House” talked about themselves in the ‘here and now.’
What I want, what makes me uncomfortable, my thoughts, my feelings… … I have to explore and become aware of myself one by one.
--- p.
From "I Don't Know Myself Well"

How heavily must Abtin have been weighed down by his father's insistence that he and his family should have the same goals and rise to the same positions?
The size of my father, several times larger than Abtin, seems to show his weight.
But even so, Abtin does what he does best.
It is a good way to distinguish between your family's feelings and your own.
In other words, self-individualization has been achieved well.
I believed that Eunseo could do that too.
Through ten sessions, Eunseo explored and understood herself.
By focusing on my own mind, I gained the inner strength to not give up and try to persuade my family even in uncomfortable situations where their opinions differed.
The fingertips that were always torn and messed up were now healed.
--- p.
From "It's so different from my family"

There is a saying that 'depression is a cold of the mind'.
It means that anyone can catch it, like a cold.
Just as you would seek treatment for a cold, it is natural to seek treatment for depression.
No matter how depressing the moment may be, there are things you must never let go of.
It is hope.
"On a Dark Winter Night" is said to be an autobiographical story about author Flora McDonnell's own experience with depression.
Isn't this picture book itself, born after a deep, deep winter night of depression, a testament to hope?
--- p.
From "Am I Depressed?"

If Mr. Bear had said he wanted some time alone, the Rabbit family would have understood.
But the reason why Mr. Bear can't say that and keeps struggling and putting in unnecessary effort is because he thinks, 'I am the kindest bear in the world.'
It's natural to want people around you to see you as a good person.
Who wouldn't want to do that?
But that doesn't mean I have to break down my psychological boundaries to conform to others.
It is just as important to be good to yourself as it is to be good to others.
--- p.
From "My friends keep crossing the line"

Your parents are your 'safe zone'.
A safe zone is a place to take refuge in the event of a disaster or a place to park your car in an emergency situation on the road. In psychology, a safe zone is an environment or area where you can feel at ease.
Whether I'm taking on new challenges, experiencing failure and frustration, or even feeling like I'm not good enough, my parents are always there for me and support me.
In "We Always Meet Again," the mother tells her child, "Come back whenever you want to rest after flying."
It is a phrase that tells you where your parents are as a safe zone.
--- p.
From "I like my friends more than my parents"


I'm sure there will be many times when you'll want to talk about your heart.
But sometimes I'm embarrassed to be honest, and sometimes I worry that no one will listen.
I don't really know my own mind, so I'm confused about what to say first.
At times like that, meet picture books.
Take a break from your busy academic schedule and delve into the world of picture books.
Picture books are always friends who comfort our hearts.
--- p.
From the "Introductory Remarks"

What is a healthy self-identity? It's recognizing all aspects of myself, both positive and negative, without ignoring them, as "me."
To do that, it is important to express what I think of myself in my own words.
Just like the children who watched “The Strange House” talked about themselves in the ‘here and now.’
What I want, what makes me uncomfortable, my thoughts, my feelings… … I have to explore and become aware of myself one by one.
--- p.
From "I Don't Know Myself Well"

How heavily must Abtin have been weighed down by his father's insistence that he and his family should have the same goals and rise to the same positions?
The size of my father, several times larger than Abtin, seems to show his weight.
But even so, Abtin does what he does best.
It is a good way to distinguish between your family's feelings and your own.
In other words, self-individualization has been achieved well.
I believed that Eunseo could do that too.
Through ten sessions, Eunseo explored and understood herself.
By focusing on my own mind, I gained the inner strength to not give up and try to persuade my family even in uncomfortable situations where their opinions differed.
The fingertips that were always torn and messed up were now healed.
--- p.
From "It's so different from my family"

There is a saying that 'depression is a cold of the mind'.
It means that anyone can catch it, like a cold.
Just as you would seek treatment for a cold, it is natural to seek treatment for depression.
No matter how depressing the moment may be, there are things you must never let go of.
It is hope.
"On a Dark Winter Night" is said to be an autobiographical story about author Flora McDonnell's own experience with depression.
Isn't this picture book itself, born after a deep, deep winter night of depression, a testament to hope?
--- p.
From "Am I Depressed?"

If Mr. Bear had said he wanted some time alone, the Rabbit family would have understood.
But the reason why Mr. Bear can't say that and keeps struggling and putting in unnecessary effort is because he thinks, 'I am the kindest bear in the world.'
It's natural to want people around you to see you as a good person.
Who wouldn't want to do that?
But that doesn't mean I have to break down my psychological boundaries to conform to others.
It is just as important to be good to yourself as it is to be good to others.
--- p.
From "My friends keep crossing the line"

Your parents are your 'safe zone'.
A safe zone is a place to take refuge in the event of a disaster or a place to park your car in an emergency situation on the road. In psychology, a safe zone is an environment or area where you can feel at ease.
Whether I'm taking on new challenges, experiencing failure and frustration, or even feeling like I'm not good enough, my parents are always there for me and support me.
In "We Always Meet Again," the mother tells her child, "Come back whenever you want to rest after flying."
It is a phrase that tells you where your parents are as a safe zone.

--- p.
From "I like my friends more than my parents"