Hello Moon picture book. This is a picture book that stands out for its cool and generous imagination, about swimming inside a large watermelon on a hot summer day. It is fun to see people swimming in watermelons and playing in various ways with watermelon seeds and peels. In particular, it is impressive to see people from one neighborhood, from children to adults and people with disabilities, naturally playing together in one place without distinction.

In the final scene, a completely eaten watermelon container and spoons are depicted on a table, leaving room for the imagination to guess what the 'watermelon pool' actually is. This is the first picture book written and illustrated by Byeongdal. It shines with lively imagination and wit, and contains affection for family and a warm view of neighbors.

In the big, cool watermelon swimming pool
A summer festival for everyone!

The ‘Watermelon Swimming Pool’ that everyone waits for in the summer!
Ingenious imagination to enjoy the heat

“When the summer sun is at its peak
The watermelon is fully ripe.

The time has finally come to open the watermelon swimming pool.”

On a hot, sunny summer day, what would it be like to play in a cool watermelon? “Watermelon Swimming Pool,” a picture book that unfolds a cool and generous imagination, has been published.
A quiet rural village. Every year, when the summer sun gets hot, the 'Watermelon Swimming Pool' opens. The huge watermelon splits in half with a snap, allowing the entire village to enter and play together. The watermelon swimming pool is of interest to everyone. The men who worked in the rice fields, the children who played with rubber bands, and the ladies who hung out the laundry welcomed the news of the opening of the watermelon swimming pool. People, both children and adults, go into the cool watermelon, dig out the flesh, and take a dip. Children play by throwing watermelon flesh at each other. Some people dive on watermelon leaves, and others make large sculptures out of watermelon seeds and flesh. Watching the villagers forget about their daily lives and enjoy the summer in the watermelon swimming pool makes me feel happy. In particular, young readers can enjoy just imagining the various games they can play in the watermelon pool with red and soft watermelon flesh, black and round watermelon seeds, and hard and smooth watermelon rind.
The book depicts hot sunlight, rippling watermelon flesh, red and refreshing watermelon water, children's laughter, cool showers, red sunsets, fireflies at night, etc. As you turn the pages, you can vividly feel the summer atmosphere with your whole body. It is a picture book that not only children but also adults can enjoy every summer.

A special space to enjoy together regardless of age, gender, or disability 

In particular, this book is impressive in that it depicts people from all over the village living together, regardless of age, gender, or disability. The first person to visit the watermelon swimming pool was an old man with white hair. When he sits down, he makes an involuntary “tsk-shah” sound, but he is as excited as a child when he sees the newly opened watermelon swimming pool. The face of an old woman riding a slide made of watermelon rinds is full of wrinkles, but her expression is full of vitality. Watermelon Swimming Pool is a space where not only children, but also uncles, aunts, grandfathers, grandmothers, family members, friends, and neighbors come together. Even children in wheelchairs have no problem playing with their friends here. Everyone forgets their differences and plays together, and looking at the sunset with their shoulders side by side, the affectionate gaze that cherishes their neighbors is conveyed.
Warm family love in a bucket of watermelon

“Myeongsu, let’s go home!”
The scene where the children, who had been playing late without knowing that the day was ending, return home one by one to the sound of their names being called, gives young readers a sense of satisfaction after having a great time playing, and evokes nostalgia for their childhood for adult readers. When the maple leaves fall on the empty swimming pool, the swimming pool after the festival closes for next year.
In the last scene of the book, it shows an uneaten watermelon container and spoons on a table, implying that the story of the 'watermelon swimming pool' is actually an imagination of the family while eating watermelon together. This scene depicts the father returning home with a bucket of watermelon for his family. It may be a family that is looking forward to playing in the water during their upcoming summer vacation, or it may be a family that is too busy with their daily lives to take full advantage of their summer vacation. It warms my heart to think of a family spending summer sitting together on a small table, eating watermelon.
『Watermelon Swimming Pool』 is the first picture book written and illustrated by Byeongdal. While the drawings drawn with colored pencil convey a warm and cozy feeling overall, a cheerful rhythm was created on the screen by utilizing a cartoon-style composition that divides the drawings into sections and draws continuous drawings to remind us of the characters' movements. This is a picture book where the author's lively imagination and wit shine, and you can feel his love for his family and his warm gaze toward his neighbors.