“As love grows, fear diminishes.”
A coming-of-age story that depicts the other side of fear

"I Want to Be a Dragon Too!" is not simply a story of growth that overcomes fear, but a work that conveys the realization that "love conquers fear."
Isimi, an imugi who has lived his entire life avoiding water because he is afraid of it, feels lonely as he watches all his imugi friends ascend to the sky.
Then, one day, 100 years later, he meets ten baby birds who have lost their mother.
Baby birds think of the first bird they meet as their mother.
To Ishimi, who has never cared for anyone, he just feels like a fearful being.
But as you take care of the little ones, your ego begins to change little by little.
I catch bugs for the baby birds and watch them play safely to make sure they don't get hurt.
As the baby bird grows, you gradually overcome your own fears.
The reason why Isimi was able to overcome her fear was not because of her determination or courage, but because her 'desire to protect someone' had grown stronger.

The author says that fear does not go away, but as love grows, its place becomes smaller.
It also conveys the message that in order to save oneself, one must extend a warm hand to others, not to oneself.
The growth of the affectionate and timid Imoogi will give children and adults alike the courage to accept their present selves.

The legend is not far away
The ongoing myth we are writing

Because the story's time is set in the present, not the past, it shows that legends are not finished stories, but can be reinterpreted and rewritten.
"I Want to Be a Dragon Too!" is a picture book that retells the old Imoogi legend with today's sensibilities.
In this book, the Imugi, who polished the Yeouiju in the old story to ascend to heaven, is reborn as a being who 'understands someone's heart and learns to love himself.'
If the legends of the past were directed towards the heavens, the stories of today are directed towards each other's eyes.
The path to becoming a dragon is no longer a journey of ascension, but a journey of growth in the mind.
When the Imoogi 'Isim' overcomes fear through love, the old legend comes alive again and continues anew in each of our daily lives.