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Description

A picture book about the process of a child living alone with his father accepting a new family. Katie lived quietly alone with her father. Then one day, Aunt Mary and her son Sean come to Katie's house. Then, the two come to live together at Katie's house... .

Unlike Aunt Mary and Sean, who cross their territory without boundaries, and Katie, who is uncomfortable, Dad takes it for granted. All of these things are unfamiliar and embarrassing to Katie. Due to Katie's cynical nature, the two finally leave her house. Katie is happy for a moment, but she feels empty in their absence. This meant that Katie had already accepted the two as 'family' in her heart, even though she had not accepted them in her head.

In this picture book, children must simply silently follow their parents' decisions. Divorce, new family, all such issues have nothing to do with the child's will. Before forming a new family, parents need to think carefully about whether there are any wounds inside their child. In particular, the image of a small child with no expression in front of a scary hand, like the picture shown in this picture book, honestly shows the child's psychologically depressed inner self.

The child also accepts the new family, but it also tells the child that he or she needs time to do so. The dark and gloomy inner landscape of a child unfolds calmly in a painting by Anthony Brown, an artist who draws surreal paintings. A picture book that gives you a glimpse into a child's psychology that you may not have thought about before.