“The wooden barber goes out to meet his customers early every morning.
“There are still a lot of customers waiting for the tree barber today.”

Picture book author Jeong Nemo, who has been sending affectionate support to little beings through his debut work, 『I'm afraid it's going to rain』(2020), which is a visual delight with an accordion book that unfolds over 4m, and 『Cho-cho the Wish Deliveryman』(2024), a story about Cho-cho, a birthday candle that delivers wishes to people on their birthdays, meets readers this time with a picture book, 『The Wooden Barber』(Changbi Education, 2025), which depicts the daily life of a wooden barber.
The barber in "The Tree Barber" spends his busy day solving the hairstyle problems of regular trees such as round trees, pointy trees, and short trees.
But a crisis comes to the tree hair expert, Barber Namu, when a customer appears who doesn't like his new hairstyle...
Will the wooden barber be able to get through the day safely?

It's okay, it's okay, it's okay.
Tomorrow will be better!

"The Wooden Barber" uses yellow, the color of sunlight and a symbol of happiness, and green, the color of nature that embraces growth, to perfectly harmonize with the work's warm message and resonate with everyone's heart.
It also contains the ever-changing nature of cherry blossoms in spring, the coolness of summer, the leaves of autumn, and the rustling of winter, giving a pleasant sense of vitality.
And you can catch a glimpse of the author's cute imagination in the plants that seem to be looking at you somehow, trees with strange stubbornness, trees with a firm philosophy of beauty, and trees whose branches are tangled after dancing excitedly. This allows readers to freely tell stories as if they were playing at a hair salon while looking at the street trees, and develops children's ability to observe their surroundings and creative thinking.

“Because we grow every day, yuck!”

The psychology of a child who hates getting his hair cut is based on the fear of having his hair, which is part of his body, cut off.
Therefore, many parenting experts advise that it is important to reassure children by letting them know that cut hair will quickly grow back.
This book helps children who are afraid of cutting their hair or are hesitant to take on new challenges gain a sense of self-efficacy and overcome their fears by watching a barber in the form of a small child cut a tree.
For children facing the future, every day is a challenge and a growth.
Whether you're a friend who's frustrated because you ruined your new hairstyle at a hair salon you've been determined to visit, or a friend who's disappointed because a challenge you've taken on has been blocked, "The Wooden Barber" will teach you that there's growth to be gained through failure, and that we all have a tomorrow that's better than today.