Let’s play with the waves – Biryongso’s picture fairy tale 204

‘Biryongso’s Picture Fairy Tales’ series, Volume 204, ‘Let’s Play, Waves’. This is a new picture book by Suji Lee, who was selected as Illustrator of the Year at the 2002 Bologna International Children's Book Fair. It was selected as an excellent picture book by the New York Times in 2008. It is attracting attention from around the world, including Italy, Spain, France, Brazil, and Japan.

This picture book captures the special day of a girl who came to a quiet beach with her mother on a sunny summer day. Meet the waves, the girl, and the seagulls. Its characteristic feature is that it moves the story along at speed without words, with lively illustrations using only white and blue on top of free ink lines.

It creates the illusion that you can hear the sound of waves crashing, a girl's laughter, and the cries of seagulls. In particular, the waves are depicted so vividly that they seem to be alive and breathing, so children will be able to sympathize with the girl's fears, expectations, and joy. In addition, the psychological changes between the wave and the girl, who seem to be against each other, until they become friends, are humorously depicted.

The girl came to the beach with her mother. The beach was quiet. Because she was just a girl and her mother. There are seagulls too. The girl approached the waves and looked at them. Then a wave came crashing towards the girl. The girl was startled and took a step back. And she scared the waves. Her waves calmed down. The girl jumped into the waves... … .