The magical spell 'Kkeuttaegimgi' that makes even boring mountain climbing fun!

On a sunny weekend, Greenie and her dad went out to the mountains for the first time in a long time.
Both Greenie and her father had protruding bellies that looked unusual.
Anywhere with Dad seemed like fun, but after 10 minutes, Greenie was tired and bored and just wanted to rest.
At that time, Greenie came up with a trick and suggested to his father that they play a game of 'word chain'.

"Mountain climbing!" "Landslide!" "Attitude!" ... Huh?! As the word game begins, Green's steps become lighter and lighter.
The more you do it, the more fun your imagination becomes and the more you laugh.
Before you know it, Greenie is jumping up and down shouting "Slam Dunk" as if he's shooting a basketball into a hoop, and something magical happens where the boring mountain path turns into a scene from a drama or a spy movie starring James Bond.
Sometimes, the green that I cherished so much goes back to my childhood memories.

But isn't the real magic of the word game the father's deep love for Greenie and the affection for his father that is revealed in Greenie's bright smile?

If you're out and about with your child on a sunny autumn day, try reciting a magic spell.
We can always check each other's feelings!

From parents to children, and then to those children…
The unending bond and love of family

The food that Dad decided to buy for Greenie as punishment for losing the word game is none other than 'Sundae Guk'.
The expression on Dad's face as he explains how to make Sundaeguk deliciously for Greenie, who is trying it for the first time, looks somehow excited.

“Add a spoonful of seasoning sauce / and season with shrimp paste.
/ It would be good to add chives too.
/ Then, eat the meat first, / and when there is half of the meat left, roll it in rice and eat it. It's delicious."

When Greenie took a spoonful of rice mixed in sundae soup, her father, with a pleased expression, added some radish kimchi.
Then he starts to tell stories about his father's childhood.
It turns out that Greenie's father also has fond memories of his parents first buying him sundae soup when he was about Greenie's age! Just watching his child enjoy his favorite dish brings Greenie's father joy.
I think my father's parents must have felt the same emotion back then as they do now.
The image of Greenie, who has been eating sundae soup for decades, and his father eating sundae soup as a child is very similar.

A heartwarming story about our children and our family!
Korea's representative life fantasy picture book series, the 'Kim Young-jin Picture Book' series!

Author Kim Young-jin, known as the "Dad Writer," has earned readers' sympathy and love with his vivid episodes, which feel like real family stories! In his previous works, "Mom's Going to Run!" and "Dad's Going to Run!", he meticulously and warmly depicted the love between parents and their children. His latest work, "The End of the Word Chain," heartwarmingly portrays the family bonds we encounter in everyday life.

I started playing a word game because I was bored on the hiking trail.
As the words flow in rhythm, the bond between them grows.
Not only do the ordinary, trivial scenes that sometimes bring back memories reach readers with warmth and comfort, but the illustrations, filled with Kim Young-jin's signature, whimsical imagination, are also a sight to behold.

Just like a game of word chain where words continue endlessly, let's unfold the warm family story of our family, from grandma and grandpa to mom and dad, and then to our children!