Haha, hoho! A warm laugh breaks out
Hamster Triplets' Winter Adventure

On a winter day, steam rises from the alley and the smell of bungeoppang (fish-shaped bread) baking fills the air with a “chiik” sound.
The hamster triplets gather in front of a fish-shaped bread shop and bicker over which is tastier, red bean fish-shaped bread or cream puff fish-shaped bread.
The eldest insists that red bean is the original, the second insists that soft cream puffs are the trend, and even the youngest can't miss out on either.
The triplets' arguments may be trivial, but they are filled with a desire to be recognized and a stubbornness to protect their own tastes.
Author Kim Won-hoon affectionately supports the hearts of children who try to build and protect their own world through the hamster triplets who push each other's ideas.

The triplets, who fell asleep with their hearts still lingering, follow the sweet smell in their dreams to the land of bungeoppang.
There, a showdown takes place between the Red Bean Country and the Cream Country, and the triplets watch the battle between the two camps as judges.
"Hot Bungeoppang Showdown" follows the journey of the hamster triplets getting to know each other at a brisk pace, and delivers the magical moment when their hearts connect like a gift.

The taste of winter is the taste of laughing together

The Bungeoppang Country, where red bean bungeoppang and cream puff bungeoppang compete against each other, is the center stage of the "Hot Bungeoppang Showdown."
In a humorous scene where the bungeoppangs show off their special secrets and compete for the best taste, the triplets experience a moment where their desire to win and their desire to understand each other are mixed together.
The triplets taste the red bean paste and cream puffs from Bungeoppang Country with anticipation, but soon become speechless.
This is because I realized that the taste of bungeoppang is not only in the red bean paste or cream, but also in the time we spent waiting and laughing together on cold days.
Only then does the confrontation that was about winning or losing change into a place of reconciliation.
Author Kim Won-hoon cheerfully and affectionately portrays the warmth in our hearts as we grow closer together.
As the rich sweetness of red bean paste and the soft scent of cream puffs mix, a warm change takes place in Samdoongi's heart.

Generous imagination filled with the warmth of an alleyway

"Hot Bungeoppang Showdown" unravels the emotional knots that arise from petty quarrels into a world of imagination.
The triplets, who watched the battle between red bean and cream puff in their dreams, suddenly find themselves wanting to eat the fish-shaped bread together instead of trying to beat each other.
The ending, where the triplets, who have overcome their dream adventures with wit and activity, happily share red bean bungeoppang and cream puff bungeoppang, shows the healing power of imagination.
Just as expressing our emotions allows us to smile again, imagination allows us to cross our minds and those of others, allowing us to reconnect with the world.
Author Kim Won-hoon creates an imaginary space where we can share our hearts, like a winter alley where the smell of baking bungeoppang wafts.
"The Hot Bungeoppang Showdown" is a picture book that lights a warm light for a long time in every alley where our lives continue.