What does the moon rabbit start the day for?
Into the daily life of a diligent moon rabbit who has no room for laziness!

Tit ti ti ti! Moon Rabbit wakes up with a start to the loud alarm, has a busy breakfast, brushes his teeth, and heads to work with his little robot Robo.
Bang, bang, bang, bang! As you dig into the moon's surface with a large pickaxe, the once round moon becomes thinner and thinner like an eyebrow.
The moon rabbit's daily routine is to dig the moon diligently for a full moon, collect moon pieces, and grind them into fine pieces to make moon powder.
If you carefully select pretty pieces of the moon and plant them carefully on the thin surface of the moon, the pieces will grow quickly and become a large, round full moon.


After enjoying the full moon for a while, the moon rabbit takes up his pickaxe again and digs into the moon, collecting moon fragments to create moon dust.
The appearance of a bear that steals moon fragments seems to bring a crisis to the moon rabbit's daily life, but the two soon become friends and work together to create moon dust.
What does the moon rabbit plan to do with the moon dust he has collected so carefully?

The moon rabbit in 『Moon Powder』 is the jade rabbit from the legend that everyone knows.
What does the jade rabbit, said to have lived on the moon, pounding rice cakes, do now? Author Lee Myeong-ha says the beginning of "Moon Dust" began when he happened to catch sight of the moon during a nighttime walk and began to wonder, "Who carved the moon?" and "Why?"
A small curiosity that began in everyday life met a world of imagination as vast as the universe, becoming a picture book that is as fun as an animation, as friendly as someone's honest diary, and as warm as a midnight tale.


What would the tardigrade that was taken aboard the lunar probe be doing now?
The story of the moon rabbit and the bear's meowing coexistence

"Moon Dust" is a story that unfolds against the backdrop of a gray moon in the middle of a dark universe.
The reason why the achromatic color scheme fills the scene but rather gives off a cheerful and joyful atmosphere is because the artist's meticulous work of observing, expressing, and refining even the smallest details such as the dynamic scene direction, character expressions, movements, backgrounds, and props fills every corner of the screen, adding to the fun of watching.


"Moon Dust" uses the actual changes of the moon as a motif in the story, making the story more interesting.
The moon rabbit digging the moon metaphorically represents the moon gradually waning from the full moon, and the moon piece planting and growing it metaphorically represents the moon gradually rising from the 15th day.


The idea of ​​a moonworm that steals moon fragments was inspired by the existence of a 'moonworm' that was carried aboard the Israeli unmanned lunar probe Beresheet in 2019.
It makes me smile to think that the bear, known for its remarkable survival skills, has been living well on the moon until now.
"Moon Dust" is a picture book filled with feel-good stories.


The world of 『Moon Dust』, where the more you look at it, the more stories you'll find, just like a piece of moon that's been pressed down and grows.

"Moon Powder" is author Lee Myeong-ha's second original picture book.
His debut work, "Save Mom," is a humorous portrayal of the busy day of the superhero father, Saunaman, who protects the Earth, and was an award-winning work in the 1st Woongjin Junior Picture Book Contest.
In 『Box World』, which I participated in through drawings, I satirized the indiscriminate consumption culture in the pandemic situation using the material of a ‘box’, and was loved by many readers.


The reason why each picture book he works on stands out with its cartoon-like composition and sensuous direction is because of the influence of the author's 20 years of experience as a short animation film director and animator.
In fact, Lee Myung-ha's debut short animation film, "Existence," won the Best New Director Award at the 2000 Hiroshima Animation Festival and the Grand Prize in the Animation category at the Seoul Independent Short Film Festival. His representative work, "Space Paradise," also won the Grand Prize at the Dong-A LG International Comics Festival, making him known as a talented writer and director.
The storytelling skills of author Lee Myeong-ha, proven even in short animated films, vivid imagery, and captivating character direction guide you into the captivating, tightly-woven narrative of "Moon Dust."