Raindrops and the sea
A refreshing picture book with a refreshing feel

《○○ Instead of an Umbrella》 is a picture book with a refreshing blue color that stands out.
As time passes, the thin raindrops grow thicker, and the small puddles grow larger until they eventually form a vast ocean.
And the child jumps into the water!
At first, the sea was just blue with water, but gradually, fish began to appear and colorful aquatic plants filled the screen.
As if expressing a child's changing emotions.
The child remembers the sheet music he had forgotten during the melodica assessment, and the fish dance to the child's playing.
This visually demonstrates that when you change your attitude to a positive one, your mind becomes more at ease and relaxed, and the world becomes a little brighter and brighter.

The book is also filled with scenes that illustrate the shift in thinking through imaginative images.
A bird flying in the sky turns into a fish in the water, and when it returns to reality, the fish turns into a bird and flies in the sky.
The cat that has been chasing the child since school follows him around and even goes on an underwater journey with him.
The large conch becomes the child's hat, and is reminiscent of the traffic cones used in real life.
Discovering how the boundaries between imagination and reality naturally transition and connect with each other is another fun part of reading picture books.


Fill in the blanks
Picture books we complete together

《○○ Instead of an Umbrella》 is a picture book that is filled with the readers' thoughts.
Think of different words that could be used instead of ○○ in the title.
If you look it up in a book, ○○ can be filled with things like hands, traffic cones, under trees, under signs, and the sea and waves.
What other words can you include? After closing the last page, each of you should create your own story.


We're also providing post-reading activity materials to help you create your own accordion book after reading the book.
The front of the accordion book can be filled with the '○○' of '○○ instead of an umbrella', and the back can be filled with other words instead of an umbrella, allowing for more freedom of thought.
You can come up with creative ideas like, ‘○○ instead of school’, ‘○○ instead of mom’, etc.


You can also receive lesson materials for teachers and parents.
Download the lesson materials prepared by Kim Mi-ju, a current teacher and member of the 'Picture Book Research Group for Love', via QR code.
It can be used effectively for picture book classes in conjunction with various subjects.
Enjoy reading and reading picture books more richly.