Breathing stories into the dry road

The seven children of “Jemadda Kindergarten,” each with their own unique personalities, and the voice of their teacher, who tries to become water, sunlight, and air for them, lead to the confession, “I love you.”
Teachers say that they cannot help but love children who cry often, are early, have trouble controlling their energy and harass their friends, and fart at random times, which some may consider as their shortcomings, by turning them into strengths, like distinguishing the two sides of a coin.
And the back cover shows how wonderfully the children have grown up.

Author Kang Mil-ah, who always works with children at daycare centers, shows through her love and experience that children with diverse personalities are not a cause for concern, but rather can become positive seeds for the future.
To children, teachers and parents are as precious and valuable as the sun and the moon.
This is a truly encouraging message, because if you have teachers and parents who look at you with a positive lens, praise you, and love you, there is no reason why you cannot move forward with courage.


Author Ahn Kyung-hee has created a picture book that tells the story of an everyday kindergarten and makes you laugh nonstop.
The personalities of the main characters are not only revealed in the scenes, but are also well-revealed even before the characters appear. For example, in the scene where the farting Kwaihan appears, the very stubborn Kang Saemi is busy observing and imitating how to fart well.
Gu Jun-hee, who has a personality of finishing his own work without caring what other children are doing, is only depicted with an arm setting up dominoes on the cover, but attentive readers will quickly notice that the owner of that arm is Gu Jun-hee.
Besides this, it is also quite fun to look for jokes that are laid out like a net.
It's a book that's fun to read once, more fun to read twice, and even more fun to read three times.

Author's Note

Any space with children is always noisy.
Moreover, each child has different stories and expressions that they want to tell.
This book features seven friends with different innate personalities.
'Gouna' who is weak-hearted and cries over small things, 'Wang Ireuk' who tells everything about the smallest things, 'Han Yeongung' who shows excessive strength and energy, 'Yu Hwae-han' who tries to make children laugh with cheap jokes, 'Kang Sae-mi' who is jealous of all the children who are praised by their teachers, 'Heopung' who is a show-off who believes he is already as smart as an adult, and 'Gu Jun-hee' who is stubborn and has to see something through to the end once he starts it.
Besides these, how many children in the world are born with such diverse temperaments? Being a "teacher," living with these children and helping them grow up properly, must be a truly challenging job.
But it's also the kids who make the teachers laugh.


This book features children who may be a bit of a challenge for teachers.
Yet, the teacher tells the children that he loves them.
Then, we find each child's strengths and praise them.
I hope that with that inherent talent, you will grow into a great professional.
Although each child's behavior patterns based on their individual temperament can be difficult for parents and teachers, I started this book because I wanted to show that children have their own unique characteristics and that their strengths and weaknesses should not be determined by adult standards.

- Kang Mil-ah