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★ To all the green hands in the world,
A unique and humorous story about loving yourself just as you are.

"My Big Green Hands" tells the story of Lenore, a child born with big green hands, and the story of the protagonist, who struggles with her identity, coming to accept herself as she is.
This is a work that humorously depicts the journey of 'me' and 'big green hands'.
Lenore, who had been living her life believing that 'difference' was a mistake, one day comes face to face with her own large green hand that she had been hiding, and her perspective on herself gradually changes.

This book expands an individual's physical complex into an identity issue, and solves it with Matthew Gray Gubler's signature quirky imagination, providing both humor and food for thought.
In particular, the image of Lenore, an elementary school student who is anxious at every moment about whether the identity of the Green Hand will be revealed, conveys deep empathy and comfort to school-age children who have secrets about their physical characteristics and, more broadly, do not want others to find out.
School age is a crucial period for the formation and development of self-identity and social skills. Children who are interested in how they are different from others will be able to take a fresh look at their own 'big green hands' that they have kept hidden deep inside their hearts and take a powerful step forward into the world through this book.


★ Two beings with different colors accept each other's differences
A story that paints the world in a colorful and vibrant way

Matthew Gray Gubler, a multi-talented artist with a long career as an actor, used his experience in recreating his own characters through script analysis to recreate the large green hand of the main character, Lenore, as another main character, Chuck.
The story, which was told from the perspective of the child protagonist Lenore in Chapters 1 (Story 1) and 2 (Story 2), shifts in an unexpected direction starting in Chapter 3 (Story 3) when the green-handed Chuck begins to speak.
In chapters 4 (story 4) and 5 (story 5), Chuck describes Lenore as a "little pink lump" from his perspective and tells of the twists and turns he experienced while living with Lenore's left hand.

The symbols of the 'big green hand' and the 'little pink blob' are a fun visual reminder that we are all different colored beings.
In the world of the book made of black and white, 'you' (the green hand) and 'I' (the pink lump) are the only shining beings, and their contrasting colors make each other shine even more, but they experience conflict as they accept their 'differences' as mistakes.
Then, finally, the two beings understand the true meaning of difference, and as they look at the world through each other's eyes, they color the world in a colorful way.
These changes permeate everyone's hearts, adding vibrant colors to readers' daily lives and bringing us one step closer to a world where we live as "us" rather than "you" and "me."

★ What defines ‘us’ is none other than ‘difference’.
A magical story of two protagonists who create a better world.

This work, which addresses difficult topics such as self-acceptance, self-esteem recovery, and embracing diversity through a shift in perspective, at a level suitable for children, combines unique character settings, the author's characteristically humorous colloquial writing, and simple yet vivid illustrations to create a highly immersive experience.
Additionally, by minimizing the use of background descriptions and colors and using simple line drawings centered on character descriptions, it breaks down racial and cultural boundaries, allowing children around the world to empathize without prejudice.
Matthew Gray Gubler, through this production, emphasizes that "when you look at things differently, a new world opens up," and encourages us to look at "difference" with an open mind.

In the story, Chuck and Lenore acknowledge and embrace each other's differences, and eventually reach a point where they accept themselves as they are.
So, as we follow the journey of these two friends, we come to realize that the driving force for moving towards a better world comes from none other than 'love for oneself.'
The fairy tale "My Big Green Hands," which talks about "respect and understanding of differences" in a unique way, will help young readers grow into members of society with healthier values.

Author's Note

“Always remember to look at the world with an open mind.” _With love, Matthew Gray Gubler