In most families, children primarily play with their mothers or spend time with their siblings.
Dad wants to join us too, but he's busy going to work and often has work piled up at home.
To children, the only image of their father may always be his back, sitting in front of the computer, busy with his hands.

You can find fathers taking care of their children on TV programs that are gaining a lot of popularity these days.
The role of fathers in childcare is growing to the point that there is even a word, 'Freddy (Friend + Daddy),' which means a father who is like a friend.
However, there are still many fathers who find it burdensome to play with their children due to financial responsibilities and exhaustion from social life.
On days off, many children will swallow their desire to play with their dads as they watch them sleeping, lying on the sofa watching TV, or catching up on work.

Children don't expect anything special from their fathers.
I just want to play and spend time with my dad.
[Paper Dad] The same goes for Eun-i.
Did Eun-i's wish come true? Her father, who had said he was busy as usual and would play with her later, suddenly turned into paper.
When Eun-i sees her father, she is not scared or surprised, but decides to help him in her own special way: by making clothes for him.
Eun-i, who was always confident in playing with paper, made paper clothes without hesitation.
Tiger dad, squid dad, giant octopus dad, princess dad, dog dad… … .
Dad, who was initially confused, becomes completely absorbed in playing with paper.

“It’s really nice to play with Dad.”
A picture book for fathers who want to play with their children but are still clumsy.


Children spending enough time with their parents to play and have fun has a huge impact on their self-esteem and emotional development.
However, most parenting is focused on the mother, and the relationship with the father is often neglected due to the relative lack of time shared with the father.

The image of the father in [Paper Dad] is also like that.
Even if Eun-i asks me to play, I can't because I'm busy.
But the small note on the desk says, 'Buy Eun-i's supplies.'
You can tell that there is love for Eun-i in one corner of his heart and that he feels sorry for Eun-i.

That father suddenly became a piece of paper.
The father, who is bewildered by the sudden change in appearance, becomes pessimistic about his situation.
Then Eun-i extends a helping hand to her father.
At first, he gets angry at the ridiculous sight, but soon he becomes absorbed in playing with paper with Eun-i.
The father who was awkward at playing with his child is gradually changing.
It doesn't end here.
Eun-i and her father, who were blown outside by a sudden gust of wind, begin their enjoyable flight.
It was faster than a roller coaster and flew through the trees more beautifully than an acrobat.
The happiness of Eun-i and her father reaches its peak in the scene where they leisurely fly through the sky while whistling.
The happy time with her father is a special and heartwarming experience for Eun-i, who has never been able to properly play with her father before.
This also applies to dad.

While Eun-i and her father were flying around in the sky, an unwelcome guest called Rain came to visit them.
Dad covers Eun-i tightly to prevent her from getting wet in the rain.
It is heartwarming to see my father, who was clumsy and blunt in expressing his love, express his love for Eun-i with his whole body.
Dad, who was completely drenched in rain, becomes soft and fluffy again with Eun-i's help, and the happiest smile in the world spreads across his face.
The final scene, where they fall asleep while hugging each other tightly, is one that will make readers smile as well.
[Paper Dad] tells fathers who don't know how to play with their children or what their children will like to listen to their children's voices.
At first, you may be clumsy and make mistakes because you don't know how to do it, but it will teach you how precious it is to spend even a little time with your child.
Ultimately, through the time spent together, father and child discover the importance of family, which gives them strength and a reason to live.


A genuine story based on the author's unique imagination and experience.

[Paper Dad] is a story written by the author as he recalls his father, who was always busy during his childhood.
I always looked at my dad's back as he worked, and all I could think was, 'I want to play with him.'
I made a story about my feelings of frustration and sometimes anger at seeing my father just sitting at the desk, comparing him to 'Eun-i'.

The author freely expresses this child's psychology through the novel imagination of 'one day, suddenly, Dad turned into paper!'
Paper is Eun-i's favorite toy, but it also metaphorically symbolizes her father, who is buried in work.

[Paper Dad] is a work that took over four years to create.
This book, filled with the author's passion, is a delight to the readers' eyes.
The diverse patterns and shapes, as well as the sensual expression of characters, provide readers with a unique and enjoyable experience.
In addition to the various characters, the pictures with soft and warm colors further enhance the happy times between Eun-i and her father.

This book will be a fun adventure for daughters to play with their fathers, and a cheering song for fathers to strengthen themselves.

A picture book created with three-dimensional characters and sensual illustrations.

The author also captured the hearts of children who want to have fun in their paintings.
Paper is a very familiar and easy-to-handle object for children.
You can draw and color it to your heart's content, and you can also fold, cut, fold, and glue it.
There are endless things children can do with paper.

Just as children happily play with paper, the artist drew Eun-i and her father, her father's paper clothes, and animal characters directly on paper, then folded, cut, and pasted them together using the collage technique to create a three-dimensional effect.

The vivid drawings and three-dimensional characters make [Paper Dad] even more enjoyable and fun.
In particular, the scene where Eun-i dresses up her father is filled with novel and fun things that seem to have come straight out of children's imaginations, such as princesses, fish, birds, squid, tigers, and toys.

Readers can feel not only happiness and joy as they watch Eun-i play with paper to her heart's content, but also the pleasure of creating her own creations.