Description: A not-so-small ray of positivity from a small being! From Watermelon Pool to Grandma's Summer Vacation, Because..., Mary, and Hello, author Annyeongdal has captivated both critics and readers—children and adults alike—with every new work. In The Trash Can Fairy, she creates a collage picture book by cutting, pasting, and drawing with discarded scraps of paper. One day, in a back-alley trash can where all the neighborhood's garbage gathers, a trash can fairy is born. On its head sits an oversized toy ring with a sparkling gem, and its body shines in every color of the rainbow from head to toe. Amid the buzzing flies and clutter, the trash can fairy cheerfully calls out, "I'll grant your wishes!" But when people see the fairy, they either scream in surprise or simply walk away without a word, as if they hadn't heard anything at all. Hurt and upset, the fairy cries and cries, but when it hears someone passing by, it calls out again, "I'll grant your wishes!" As the fairy keeps pestering him, a passing man mutters, half-joking, that he wishes money would just rain down from the sky. The fairy dives deep into the trash can, rummaging around for a long time, and finally emerges with a huge pile of jingling coins, showering them over the man. But instead of being happy, the man scowls and gets angry—nothing like what the fairy had hoped for. Can the discouraged little fairy still manage to grant someone's wish, just as it longed to do? Layered throughout this picture book is the author's steady, heartfelt support for small and seemingly insignificant beings—a world that mirrors our everyday lives while also remaining a pure, unchanging space of imagination within our hearts. Through the story of the trash can fairy, we come to realize that these small, shining acts—slowing down to notice what's around us, listening to quiet voices, watching gently, and sharing with one another—no matter how small or seemingly useless they may appear, are what make our lives richer and more beautiful.