Description A Great Nighttime Beach Chase Sol's family has come to the beach for a camping trip. After a fun-filled swim, as everyone starts getting hungry, Sol pulls out the chocolate treat Aljoa, which he carefully packed in the cooler. But Mom notices right away and scolds him: "No! Eat dinner first. Food's almost ready." But when Sol sets Aljoa down on top of the cooler for just a moment, a seagull swoops in and snatches it away—thinking it's a real egg! Sol gets busy grilling meat and roasting marshmallows and completely forgets about Aljoa. Meanwhile, Aljoa only wants one thing: to get back to the cooler before Sol notices it's missing. While the seagull sleeps, Aljoa quietly tries to escape by climbing down a strand of seaweed—but slips and comes crashing down, wrecking a sandcastle the crabs had built. Chased by furious crabs, Aljoa luckily finds Sol's duck-shaped pool tube and escapes into the sea together with it... only to be mistaken for food by a giant octopus! And now the seagull, realizing its egg is gone, is in hot pursuit too! In the sea, the giant octopus and the seagull give chase, while on the shore, the crabs wait with clicking claws... Will Aljoa make it safely back into Sol's arms? A World Where Every Child Is Cherished and Loved Every child goes through a stage of believing that everything in the world is alive, just like they are—surrounded by a world of objects that feel and think just as they do. Author Yoon Jeong-ju's Kkong Kkong Kkong series is rooted in exactly this kind of animistic wonder. Because the author still thinks and feels like a child, she is able to keep drawing stories up from that magical world. The residents of the refrigerator village that Yoon Jeong-ju has brought to life—the Kkong Kkong Kkong friends—are endlessly kind to children. Whenever a child might feel disappointed, these little characters do everything in their power to fix things—sometimes it's Dad, sometimes the curious eggs, sometimes the seagull who causes the trouble, but always someone steps in to make things right. And the result of all that effort becomes pure joy for the child. In the previous books, Kkong Kkong Kkong Zombie and Kkong Kkong Kkong Ice Cream, the story ventured a little into the private world of the Kkong Kkong Kkong friends themselves. In this new book, Kkong Kkong Kkong Camping, the story returns once again to a world where the Kkong Kkong Kkong friends devote their whole hearts to cherishing and loving children. The author hopes that children reading this book will keep believing, without a doubt, that the whole world cherishes and loves them—and that within the world she has created, children will always feel fully welcomed and adored. That's why, once again, she breathes warmth into this cold refrigerator world. The Best Entertainment Picture Book, Bringing Joy and Delight to Children Starting with her very first original picture book, Kkong Kkong Kkong, author Yoon Jeong-ju's series has now reached its fifth installment. It's no surprise that the previous book, Kkong Kkong Kkong Ice Cream, was selected as one of the '30 Best Books in Korea' and one of the '10 Most Delightful Books in Korea' for children at the 2023 Seoul International Book Fair—after all, the Kkong Kkong Kkong series exists purely to bring children joy and delight. Though each of the five stories has different characters, events, and settings, they all share one thing in common: the main character is always a food that children love. Yogurt, eggs, plums, ice cream, chocolate... These little characters think and act just like children, and every single one of them loves children with all their heart. They try their absolute best not to disappoint children, to bring them joy, and to win their affection. How could any child not love these funny stories about small, powerless little beings who grow and struggle for the sake of a child just like themselves? No one knows just how far the Kkong Kkong Kkong series will go, but every story in it will always be filled with the author's heartfelt wish to put children's joy and happiness first—along with the warmth and love she wished she had received as a child, and the warmth and love she hopes every child truly receives from the world.