Description When the crisp autumn breeze begins to blow, it's time for the Falling Leaf Diving Competition! Today is the day the green leaves have waited so long for, turning beautifully colored at last. Who will become the champion leaf and receive the very special prize? The leaves' special festival, the Falling Leaf Diving Competition, is about to begin. A crisp autumn breeze drifts softly through the air. At last, the moment has arrived. The red dragonfly soars boldly into the sky, announcing the start of the diving competition. The leaves have counted down the days until their green color turned beautifully bright, all for this moment. Whoever performs the most spectacular dive will receive an extraordinarily special gift. The nervous dogwood leaf, competing for the very first time. The oak leaf, proud of its sturdy muscles. The pin oak leaf, known for its advanced spinning tricks. And the ginkgo leaf, who has practiced diving techniques for a hundred years. One by one, they show off their diving skills. Who will take the championship this year? Unexpected Diving Techniques X An Ever-Twisting Competition — A Competition Like No Other! The Falling Leaf Diving Competition features a wonderfully unique cast of leaf athletes. Just as varied as their appearances are the skills they display, making it a delight to watch each one perform. The big, sturdy oak leaf shows off its muscular build, bouncing with sit-up-powered core strength to stay airborne longer than anyone else. The pin oak leaf brothers, with their charmingly pointed leaves, perform perfectly synchronized moves. Their fast, precise spins, like thrown darts, are truly astonishing. The six ginkgo leaf masters also boast an impressive skill: a powerful fart technique. Thanks to a hundred years of training, they blast off like rockets with a mighty toot. Watching the leaves' clever diving tricks is fun enough, but the competition takes even more exciting turns as unexpected events unfold one after another. The three dogwood leaf friends lose their balance mid-dive when a bird suddenly swoops by, sending them tumbling through the air. The proud pine nut leaf confidently leaps from the diving platform, only to be blinded by the bright sunlight and come crashing down. And when the ginkgo leaves' fart smells too strong, the birds have to fan the air with their wings, pausing the competition for a bit. With its playful imagination, unexpected humor, and delightful plot twists, Falling Leaf Diving promises readers a truly lively and joyful experience. I'll Become the Champion Leaf and Give Everyone Their Best Moment! A Sparkling, Beautiful Heart To become the champion leaf, the leaves endured spring rains and braved the summer sun, working hard the whole way through. They practiced their diving again and again, until their green leaves turned beautifully colored. They hope that all their hard work and effort will lead to a wonderful outcome, and they also want to win for the friends who cheered them on so enthusiastically. There's one more reason the leaves want to become the champion leaf: the special gift that only the winner receives. It's the power to grant a wish — not their own wish, but someone else's. We hope that the leaves' beautiful wish to become the best and share that best moment with everyone, including themselves, will shine through as a gift to readers as well. The First Original Picture Book by Kang Eun-ok, an Author Who Brings Joy to Children Falling Leaf Diving is the first original picture book written and illustrated by Kang Eun-ok, an author beloved for her fresh ideas and distinctive characters. Kang Eun-ok is a talented illustrator known for enhancing the strengths of a story through her art, and with this work, she proves herself equally skilled as a storyteller. Her original and outstanding narrative, along with her flexible layout design that keeps the repeating structure of introducing each diver and showing their performance from feeling monotonous, and her impeccable sense of placing dialogue and sound effects, all while maintaining a strong central narrative and weaving in delightful humor, make this book truly one of a kind. The author has said that when she first began creating her own story, 'fun' was her top priority. She wanted to make a book that children who enjoyed her previous books could read with delight. A picture book that stays true to its essence, she believes, is one that lets children play and explore freely through its story — a book that is so much fun to read that...