Two imaginations that started with fried eggs
Two stories that continue endlessly without stopping
Two picture books that pair together like egg white and yolk!

Four years after winning the 58th Korea Publishing Culture Award with her work, “Tickle Tickle,” author Seo Hyun presents two new picture books.
The author, who has been loved for his unique imagination and ability to vividly portray children's emotions and desires, has now created a novel story using fried eggs, a popular food among people, as a subject.
Author Seo Hyun accidentally discovered that fried eggs appeared in all of her previous works, 『Sea of ​​Tears』, 『Growing Up!』, and 『Tickling Tickling』, and this led her to conceive of a new work.
For the writer who usually likes the color yellow, discovering fried eggs was a natural and fateful encounter.
The imagination that started with a fried egg spreads out into the adventures of Horai, who freely flies through time and space, and another imagination spreads into the universe story of Horai, who was born from an egg.
The two stories have an air of endless unfolding, without stopping, which confirms the author's talent as a master storyteller.
The brother books, "Horai" and "Horai-Horai," each have independent characters and stories, and are drawn using different drawing techniques. However, they are works where you can encounter the author's vast worldview by arranging elements that allow you to read the two stories in a continuum.


The Birth of a Picture Book Character, Horai

Horai is a new word created by the author while imagining a fried egg flying like a spaceship.
Horai horai… It’s a magical spell that makes you feel like you’re flying if you keep saying it.
Horai is a character name that fully captures the atmosphere of the picture book.
The author, after much thought, came up with a name that was light and easy to say, like a cheering slogan for the main character.
Egg Fry is a small and weak creature, and is passive when on rice, but when the author names it 'Horai' and makes it the main character, it transforms into a cool, confident and courageous character.


Horai's quirky, eccentric, and delightful adventure, Horai
The magic that makes the world seem unfamiliar

Horai, who was on the rice, flies freely through space and time as if teleporting.
It pretends to be a hat on a child's head, becomes a blanket on a sleeping father, and even climbs on top of a moving car and poses as if roller skating, feeling the wind.
Look at Horai, who went to his friend's house to play, got crushed under a child's butt, and died, only to be reincarnated as a watermelon.
These are moments of unpredictability and awe.
Horai flies off to wherever he wants without any fuss.
Horai has been to heaven, so he must go to hell, as if he were sure he could go deep underground and he has been to hell.
Why are these whimsical and quirky adventures so enjoyable? With each picture and short sentence, the author seems to be extending a hand to the reader, inviting them to join in, as if the picture book space is too vast for one person to play alone.
"Horai" is a book that anyone can join in on Horai's adventure by opening their senses and following the flow created by the author.
The author created a strange world by listing sensory images.
This happened because Horai suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
This Horai adventure is like a play of imagination, so you can see, feel, and enjoy it.
Like Horai!

Horai's rebellion, kicking the rice cake and flying into space, "Horai Horai"
In the beginning there was Horai?

Under the scorching sun, a life form emerged from an egg, resembling a fried egg.
Horai quietly finds his place and climbs onto the rice.
But soon, Horai kicks away the rice bowl and leaves, saying he doesn't want to just sit on it.
Where is Horai going? Horai, who gazed at himself hesitantly, asked himself, "Why am I white and yellow?" and "Why am I so fragile, as if I could burst?" With a confident declaration of self-confidence, he returned to the planet Horai, where he had lived.
In "Horai Horai," the author daringly imagines that Horai existed at the beginning of the world.
Horai, an immature and incomplete creature that opened the world, is usually eaten by humans.
Watch this small, fragile Horai fly into space and do what it does to the creatures it eats.
This is a passage where you can feel the author's science fiction imagination and subversive perspective.
The delightful rebellion of the Horais unfolding in space with only a flow of images and almost no text is the highlight of this picture book.
"Horai Horai" makes us look forward to the future of author Seo Hyun, who is steadily expanding the world of picture books.

A special supplement you absolutely must not miss
Horai 4-panel comic "Working Process" and "Q&A"

The brother books 『Horai』 and 『Horai Horai』 include a special appendix prepared by the author.
This is a Horai 4-panel cartoon created to allow you to enjoy the egg fry picture book.
In the "Working Process" section, the author tells an interesting story about why he conceived this picture book and the process of creating it.
The "Q&A section" is packed with content in which the author answers questions about the work in an interview format.
You can get a glimpse into the wide and deep world of Seo Hyun's works through Horai's 4-panel comics, which are sometimes humorous and sometimes serious.
However, we recommend that you read the entire picture book to see the special appendix.