A very, very strange day for the blue wolf, where everything changes overnight!

There must have been times when the same day every day felt strange.
It's a day when I feel like I'm alone in the world, and I can't hear the sincere words of comfort from my family or friends, and I feel a bit disappointed for some reason.
The main character of this book, Blue Wolf, also experiences a very unfamiliar and depressing day after dreaming of wearing red glasses.


The world seen by the blue wolf who woke up from sleep was completely different from yesterday.
The once blue sky was completely red, rain was falling where the beautiful flowers had disappeared, and the goldfish in the fishbowl had completely disappeared.
Feeling anxious and afraid of the situation before him, the blue wolf goes to find his best friend, the orange wolf.
But, wearing a strange umbrella that was torn here and there, I barely managed to get to the place where I had escaped the strange rain, but I couldn't find the orange wolf, let alone the orange wolf's house.
The blue wolf, in a panic, falls into despair and sheds tears at the thought that even the orange wolf has left him.
But I keep hearing the orange wolf's voice.
Did the world really change just like the blue wolf thought, and did the orange wolf go somewhere?

In fact, the orange wolf was always by the blue wolf's side.
At first, the orange wolf was angry and confused when he saw the blue wolf acting strangely and differently from usual.
But I tried to listen to my friend and understand his feelings by putting myself in his shoes.
Thanks to that, even though I couldn't see the blue wolf, I could still feel the warm heart of the orange wolf.
I felt reassured and happy at the words of my friend who said he would always be by my side.

You too can put on your glasses, read a book, and experience the strange day of the blue wolf.
And don't worry too much if there comes a day when you suddenly feel unfamiliar and anxious.
Now I know that in times like that, all I have to do is take off my red glasses.


“What color glasses are you wearing now?”
A story about the colored glasses and prejudices that blind us.

When we cannot see something as it is or see it in a distorted way, we say that we are 'looking through colored glasses.'
"Red Glasses" is a book that uses a unique structure and story to unravel the colored glasses, prejudices, and biases that sometimes blind us without us even realizing it.


In the book, the blue wolf is still wearing red glasses after waking up, and cannot see his surroundings as they are.
Readers may find the blue wolf's appearance strange because they read the book with glasses on from the beginning, but when they take off their glasses and read the book again, they come to understand the blue wolf's worries and situation.


The image of the blue wolf (wearing red glasses) reminds me of the times when we are caught up in preconceptions, misunderstandings, biases, or emotions and cannot see the object in front of us clearly.
And furthermore, it is connected to the way we perceive the same phenomenon differently, get stuck in our own ways of interpreting it, and end up in conflict and fighting because of it.
The author uses the composition in which the hidden picture becomes visible when the red glasses are 'taken off' to allow the reader to directly feel the 'prejudice' and 'preconceived notions' that are clearly present even though they are invisible to our eyes.
While reading the novel picture book 『Red Glasses』, which stands out for its unique composition, think about whether you have ever felt similar emotions to the blue wolf.
And just think about what color glasses I was wearing back then.


When you put on your glasses, the picture disappears, and when you take it off, it appears!
Two stories told through ingenious ideas and unique illustrations.

When you open the book, your eyes are captivated by the unique yet warm illustrations drawn in strong primary and fluorescent colors.
Another eye-catching feature is the new composition, where the picture appears and disappears depending on how you look at it.
When you put on the red glasses, the picture disappears, and when you take them off, the magical picture appears. There is a very easy and fun principle hidden in this.
This is the reflection and absorption of light, which is the principle by which our eyes distinguish colors.
If you place a red cellophane over a picture drawn in various colors, all colors except red will pass through the cellophane, and all pictures in the red series, such as red and orange, will be absorbed by the cellophane.
So, only the other colors that pass through the red cellophane are visible to our eyes.


『Red Glasses』 was selected as an exhibition piece for the 'Unprinted Ideas' hosted by the Museum of Modern Children's Books in 2018 due to its unique ideas and powerful illustrations.
The 'Unprinted Ideas' exhibition is a project that discovers and supports artists with creative ideas in the fields of picture books and illustrations. This book, in particular, was well-received by experts and visitors, receiving praise as a work that 'expresses the truth of seeing, knowing, and believing with the symbolism of the complementary colors of blue and orange.'

The images that are obscured when wearing red glasses in the book mean that the blue wolf is unable to see the object in front of him as it is because he is caught up in emotions or preconceived notions.
And at the same time, it conveys to the reader the anxiety and worry that the blue wolf feels.
Take off your red glasses and read the book. Enjoy the fun of finding secrets hidden throughout the book that you couldn't see when you had your glasses on.