Description: Geurin, Dad, and the whole family are hooked on video games? If you can't avoid it, why not enjoy it in a healthy way! Geurin is completely absorbed in games played on Mom's smartphone and computer. Having broken his promise to do homework first more times than he can count, no amount of coaxing or scolding seems to work — so Dad decides to take matters into his own hands and tackle Geurin's gaming habit. Instead of letting him sneak around playing games on Mom's phone, Dad brings home a game console that can be played on the big TV screen, so he, Geurin, and older brother Mireu can play together. "If you finish what you need to do and manage your time well, gaming can be a perfectly fine hobby. Let's set a fixed time for it from now on," Dad reassures Geurin. But once they all start playing together, the games are so much fun that Geurin, Dad, and Mireu all lose track of time. In the end, Mom lays down the law: no more games. Lying in their room staring at the ceiling, unable to bear the boredom, Geurin, Dad, and Mireu head out to play soccer instead. Running until they're out of breath, sweating as they kick the ball around, they discover a completely different kind of joy — one that's nothing like sitting or lying down and pressing buttons with their fingers. Author Kim Young-jin, known for capturing the everyday lives of families like ours, shares a story about 'gaming' — something he has thought about deeply as a father for a long time. The story of a household that's never quiet because of a child's gaming, where even the grown-up who scolds the child ends up getting hooked on games too, feels vivid and true to life, while offering children warm understanding and heartfelt encouragement. To all the children and families out there who listen to each other's feelings, work through struggles together, and grow a little more each day — keep going! When adults see a child hooked on games, they often try to stop the gaming first, before trying to understand how the child feels. They might distract the child with favorite foods or toys, scold them outright, or simply take away the device. But this book suggests something different: when children and adults truly listen to each other and talk things through, family struggles can be resolved more easily and naturally than we might expect. 『I Want to Play Games!』 tells, in a child's own honest voice, exactly why kids love online games so much. Books take time to get interesting after you start reading, but games are fun from the very first moment. And that's not all — while adults praise you only occasionally, in games you get praised and rewarded constantly. Even when you make a mistake, all you have to do is hit the restart button and begin again as if nothing happened. The story goes on to reveal that Dad, who tried to stop Geurin from gaming, ends up hooked himself, and that Mom, who scolds Geurin every time he plays, actually used to be quite the gamer herself back in the day. Through this, the book shares the true feelings of parents who understand better than anyone how much their children want to keep playing, yet have no choice but to gently guide and encourage them. As you read this book with your children, try having an honest conversation about games. By listening to each other's perspectives and working through the issue together, both children and adults may find they've grown up a little more than they realized. A story about our real kids, our real families! The 'Kim Young-jin Picture Book' series — Korea's beloved series of everyday-life fantasy picture books! Beloved 'dad author' Kim Young-jin, celebrated for stories capturing the special moments hidden within children's ordinary daily lives, now shares a story about 'gaming' that he has pondered as a father for a long time. Geurin hiding anywhere he can in the house — under the bed, beside the living room sofa, under the kitchen table, even in the bathroom — just to sneak in some gaming; scooping up a big spoonful of his favorite fruit jelly; going to his room to do homework but immediately losing focus as his mind wanders back to games — these scenes capture, in loving detail, the image of our own adorable, mischievous kids, impossible to stay mad at for long. And in scenes where Geurin becomes a character inside the game, dashing around excitedly to complete missions, or sneaking behind the sofa where Mom and Dad are sitting like a scene straight out of a spy movie, we see the author's playful, insightful eye for how children really are.