Cowardly Billy (original title Silly Billy) - Biryongso's Picture Fairy Tale 166

Description

All you need is a worry doll and your worries are over!
Billy is a child who worries too much. What if my shoe catches and escapes through the window? What if a big bird catches me? If heavy rain falls and your room turns into a sea of ​​water... … For Billy, the world is full of worries. Her mom and dad try to help, but it's no use. My worries get worse when I sleep in someone else's house. He can't sleep at all. One day, while sleeping at his grandmother's house, Billy feels a bit foolish, but tells her grandmother about his worries. Then her grandmother goes to her room and comes out with something. These are little worry dolls wearing colorful clothes. Thanks to the dolls, Billy can sleep comfortably for several days without worrying about anything. But one day, Billy starts to worry again. This time I was worried about the worry dolls. So Billy decides to make worry dolls for the worry dolls... … .

For children who cannot distinguish between dreams and reality and have a rich imagination, the world may be an unknown space full of worries. For adults, these concerns are absurd and nonsensical, but for children, they are a reality that causes endless fear and anxiety. Saying it's just imagination never helps. In the book, her grandmother accepts and accepts her child's emotions as they are, while she eases Billy's worries through her worry doll, which has been passed down from long ago. Just like her grandmother's grandmother did. But the story doesn't end here. The author, who has shown insight into childhood through his ingenious and delightful imagination, demonstrates that ability without fail in this work. Billy's cute, childish idea to make worry dolls for the worry dolls, as she was worried about the worry dolls taking on all of her worries, was that. In addition, by showing that it was Billy himself who ultimately solved the problem, it shows the author's belief that children have the inherent power and ability to solve their own problems.

Childlike innocence buried in colorful and bright paintings
The entire book is bright and bright, like the clothes of a worry doll. However, the scenes where Billy is worried and anxious are changed to black and white or dark and dull colors to vividly convey the child's anxious mind and psychology. Billy's facial expressions, which change in various ways according to psychological changes, are also realistic, allowing children who do not know how to read to follow the story just by looking at the pictures. In addition, the scenes where the worry dolls are personified and make them laugh and frown along with Billy, and the scenes where each doll is given a name, clearly capture the children's characteristics and hearts. This book is based on the interesting custom that if you tell your worries to a worry doll before going to bed, the doll will make your worries go away. Just like a worry doll, this book will become a valuable bedtime companion for children. If you look closely, you can see that the book cover has the same pattern as the clothes of the worry doll in the text.