Have you ever seen a snow tiger in midsummer?
Representative old tales featuring tigers include [The Red Bean Porridge Granny and the Tiger] and [The Brothers and Sisters Who Became the Sun and the Moon].
Author Lee Ji-eun took inspiration for [The Legend of Patbingsu] from this old story, but created a completely new story.
The story is full of breathtaking imaginations and twists, such as the white snowfield reminiscent of finely shaved ice, the idea that when it snows in midsummer, a snow tiger appears shouting, "If you give me something delicious, I won't eat you," and the snow tiger's hidden superpower.
The grandmother, who appears indifferent but is strong and unstoppable, and the tiger, who looks like a child with bulging eyes, provide a sweet and refreshing fun in every scene.


When you're tired from the heat, the refreshing and cool feeling of taking a spoonful of patbingsu in your mouth makes your head spin. [The Legend of Patbingsu] is filled with that kind of refreshing feeling.
I hope that [The Legend of Patbingsu] will be remembered for a long time as a picture book that comes to mind every time it's hot, a picture book that you look at every time you eat patbingsu, and a picture book that adds fun imagination to every bite.


A delightful, refreshing, and heartwarming picture book created with whimsical imagination and charming characters.
The first picture book, [Paper Dad], tells the story of a father and daughter's heartbreaking love and the importance of family based on the cheerful imagination of 'a dad who suddenly turned into paper one day'; the second picture book, [Grandma Mom], tells the story of gratitude toward the grandmother who raised him and the 'maternal love of grandma and mom'; and even [Red Fruit], which contains the lovely journey of a baby bear climbing a tree in search of red fruit. The stories of author Lee Ji-eun, drawn from ordinary daily life that can easily be overlooked, are full of the warmth of a family that embraces everything, cheerful imagination, and charming characters.


The character that stands out in [The Legend of Patbingsu] is definitely the ‘Tiger’.
However, the snow tiger in [The Legend of Patbingsu] is quite different from the usual image of a brave and scary tiger.
The sight of them laughing and dancing while eating the fruits given to them by their grandmother is just like a lovely child.
It's almost as if the snow tiger asking the grandmother on her way to the market for something delicious isn't trying to harm her, but rather is begging her to give him things because he wants to play with her.


What about the grandmother who is round like a peanut?
Even amidst the fear of "If you give me a rice cake, I won't eat it," the grandmother's love for her grandchildren, who she diligently grows fruits and grains to protect them from tigers, warms and comforts our hearts beyond the laughter that permeates [The Legend of Patbingsu].