Description: A new work by Yoshitake Shinsuke, winner of the 2017 Bologna Ragazzi Award Special Mention! What should you do when things get tough? What should you do when no one seems to understand how you feel? This picture book, filled with the signature wit that has captured children's hearts everywhere, offers clear and simple answers to all kinds of questions from both kids and adults. In If You're Hot, Just Take It Off, the author gives clear-cut answers to children's everyday worries. If you've ever felt overwhelmed by the endless stream of questions and problems each day brings, wondering "What am I supposed to do?" — this is the book for you. The author sums up the countless complicated situations of the world with one simple word: "Sure!" By telling us it's okay to do the things we're usually told not to do, and that some things simply can't be helped, this book helps solve our worries. In fact, this answer might be meant for grown-ups just as much as for children. Tucked inside are powerful little phrases that can help us break free — if only for a moment — from the countless small worries and self-imposed rules that make us lose sight of who we are. So what if you've gained a little weight — just go meet other friends who have too! If you can't forgive the world as it is, just create the world you want! This book shows us that no matter the situation, there's always a way to shift our mood and feel better. Throughout the day, we all face so many little worries: I have homework to do, but when will I get to it? I've gained some weight and keep failing at dieting — what should I do? Should I buy the blue pencil or the pink one? From small everyday dilemmas like these to bigger emotional questions — how do we forgive the world, or how do we deal with someone who picks a fight with us — these are all things we wish we had clear answers to. Even when we ask people around us for advice, most of the time nothing really gets resolved. But in this book, If You're Hot, Just Take It Off, Yoshitake Shinsuke offers his answer with his signature wit and refreshingly simple perspective. Just as the title suggests — if you're hot, simply take something off — this picture book unfolds that simple truth to give our hearts a cooling, refreshing breath of relief. It's filled with a wide variety of questions from people of all ages and genders, touching on universal feelings that anyone can relate to, regardless of gender or generation. Even though the situations aren't described in great detail, the feelings behind them come through powerfully. Because this book gives us clear permission to do the things we're usually told not to, reading it can offer a brief escape from a complicated reality, bringing a light chuckle and a little boost of energy. It's a book that tells us: for the things we truly can't change, it's okay to simply accept them and find our own small way to feel a little better. Since these aren't actual rules or laws, this book gently encourages us to step away from the invisible rules we've built up in our own minds, to rest without guilt, and to feel free to be a little less than perfectly honest or diligent every now and then — giving us the courage to set our hearts free.