★ Included in the 2022 revised elementary Korean language textbook 2-2 ★

Cat, fish, mosquito, lion… What kind of child are you?

Some children have both a kind and sharp personality.
This type of 'cat' child is lively but also very shy, so you need to wait rather than approach them first.
If you give your child signals that he or she can come closer to you at any time, he or she can grow up happily.

I am worried because some children talk too little.
It takes patience to live with a 'fish' child like this.
We need to make sure that our children can swim safely towards the sea.

Some children express themselves by running around in circles, never leaving those around them still for a moment.
I'm not trying to harass anyone.
I just can't stand it if I don't do it.
To keep this 'mosquito' child happy, you have to listen to its buzzing sounds.

Some children seem to be angry all the time because they are angry and growl, but that is not true.
This 'lion' child will growl but then quickly smile.
Leave it alone until it becomes kind to itself.

There are also children who constantly avoid other people and the world.
It's a 'mole' that lives deep underground.
These kids should be allowed to dig the ground as much as they want.
Just as a mole, after digging a long hole, one day pops its head out of the ground, a child knows when to pop its head out.

Some children are a little more difficult to understand.
The 'eel' child is slippery and cannot be caught in the hand.
I really want to hug you, but that's not easy.
But inside the 'eel' child, there is a 'bear' child who wants to be loved.
If you want to maintain a good relationship with this kind of child, you must keep an appropriate distance, not getting too close or too far.

There is also a twist to the 'hedgehog' child, who is armed with sharp thorns all over his body.
It has a soft, warm belly under its body full of sharp thorns.
The child loves the world, but is only a little afraid.
To make a 'hedgehog' child happy, you have to wait until he stretches out and opens his heart to the world.

This book, which introduces the inner lives of various children, asks a question at the end.
What kind of child are you?

A picture book that connects the hidden nature of children's hearts.

This book offers many insights to parents raising children and to teachers who meet a variety of children every day.
Have we truly been looking into the complex and diverse personalities of each child? Have we perhaps failed to deeply understand, or perhaps even ignored, the lion, monkey, and cat living within their hearts? The picture book "There's a Lion Inside Me, You?" hopes that adults will first connect with the hidden nature of children's hearts.
Not only that, but this book will also provide children with an opportunity to understand the personalities of their family and friends and to take a closer look at their own hearts.

This book was previously published in Italy.
Author Gabriele Clima, who has met children and young adult readers with various works, is a talented literary writer who has won the Premio Andersen Award.
Additionally, the illustrations, which express the dynamic inner lives of children in a warm and classic style, keep your eyes glued to every page of the book.

[Curriculum-related content]
Elementary 2-1 <Me> Meeting Me through Picture Books
Elementary 2-1 〈I〉 Who am I?
Elementary 2-1 〈Me〉 Awesome Me
Elementary 2-2 〈Korean Language Activities〉 1.
Imagining the scene