The light of the season that shines tenderly in every moment of our lives

"Winter Light" is a work that contains the message of warm light in the cold winter.
Even on a winter day that feels cold and dark, if we look around carefully, we can see lights permeating everywhere, enveloping us.
When light shines through the colorful windows resembling snowflakes, the ordinary winter scenery sparkles, and it gently reminds us that the winter light is not far away, and that it sparkles in every moment of our lives.

Bright and warm light, cold and dark winter - these two words sometimes feel like they exist in opposite worlds.
But as poet Lee Sang-gyo said, “In the coldest winter, for the new season to be born, with that power, light is born in ten thousand strands,” the warmth willingly found in the cold conveys a vitality more abundant than that of any other season.
I hope you enjoy finding that infinitely warm and infinitely cold light with 『Winter Light』.

In search of the traces of light that penetrate the seasons

Seasons don't just pass by, they leave traces behind.
The reason Aaron Becker was able to connect light and seasons in such a beautiful way is because he found traces of them in light.
Traces of light that can only be felt in winter, such as a fireplace to warm the house, a light bulb hung on the door in anticipation of Christmas, and a snow field shining in the sunlight, are expressed with a unique lyrical drawing style and concise sentences.
With each page turn, the overlapping, disappearing, and new rays of light pour in, making us sense in a very poetic way that we are now in the middle of winter.
Even after putting the book down, readers will find themselves eagerly seeking out the seasonal light that surrounds them.


Just as each season is a time of welcoming and waiting, this picture book metaphorically captures our welcome of the winter light and our joyful anticipation for the spring light that will come next.

The essence of picture book directing, as demonstrated by Caldecott Award-winning author Aaron Becker.

Aaron Becker, who solidified his own world of picture books by winning the Caldecott Honor Award for "Long Journey" in 2014, is not content to rest on his laurels and continues to challenge himself and present new endeavors.
The author, who captured the changing colors of the sky over time in his previous work, “Under the Dreamlike Sky,” has lowered his gaze a little further down from the sky to the land where we live in this work.
By focusing on more everyday scenes, the relationship between light and humans is depicted in a very poetic way.

It is no coincidence that in "Winter Light," there are scenes of sunlight, fireplaces, candles, and light bulbs.
Bringing the light that nature sends into everyday scenery is ultimately a will that only humans can demonstrate.
This amazing and sublime relationship between nature and humanity is fully captured in 『Winter Light』.
It is light that penetrates the book and completes the beautiful scene, but it is none other than the reader who holds it up to sunlight, fluorescent light, and desk light to fully appreciate that beauty.

Born from Aaron Becker's meticulous research, the uniquely sensual presentation of "Winter Light" presents readers with the powerful poetic experience that only picture books can provide.