{"product_id":"마음-빨래","title":"Laundry for the Heart","description":"Description\n\nThere are days when both our clothes and our hearts get stained. Author Nam Gae-mi, who runs a laundromat, watched the washing machine spin endlessly one day and thought, \"Wouldn't it be wonderful if I could wash my heart every day, too?\" That idea became the seed for Laundry for the Heart.\n\nThe story begins with Rami standing in front of the mirror in her new clothes. Feeling great, she heads outside—only to run into one absurd mishap after another. A bird poops on her, she arrives at the playground to find no friends around, and then it starts to rain. While trying to dodge the rain, she slips and falls flat. Her new clothes are ruined, and so is her mood.\n\nThe once-small storm cloud grows bigger and the rain falls harder, while Rami herself seems to shrink smaller and smaller. The swelling cloud is a metaphor for her growing frustration. Everyone has days like this—days when your heart needs washing, just like your clothes. Rumble, rumble, tumble-tumble... shall we wash our hearts?\n\nRami bursts into tears, but she isn't quite sure why. It's not just because her new clothes got dirty, or because of the bird, or because there were no friends at the playground, she says as the rain pours down on her. Usually, a bad mood doesn't come from just one thing—it's a mix of situations that create stains on our hearts and bring tears to our eyes.\n\nTrying to escape the rain, Rami runs into the forest and tumbles into some unknown, deep place. It turns out to be the inside of her own heart. Spinning around like a washing machine, she tumbles along with small stains—until she comes face to face with one big, dark stain. Instead of avoiding it, Rami pokes it, prods it, and gently kneads it. Slowly, the black stain turns whiter, and a smile spreads across her face.\n\nNegative feelings don't disappear just because we avoid them. But if we look closely at our emotions and take care of them, they can fade and eventually resolve—just as Rami did when she faced the big, unfamiliar stain not with fear, but with gentle curiosity and play.\n\nRead Again and Again: Rich with Activity Sheets and Classroom Materials\n\nLaundry for the Heart is author Nam Gae-mi's debut picture book, but she is an experienced picture book education specialist who leads monthly picture book Havruta sessions for adults. It shows—the book's sturdy structure and hidden details make it a joy to revisit again and again. Look for the rain that mirrors Rami's frustration, the shadows that reveal the size of her loneliness, the varied expressions on the stains, the props and scattered clothes in the empty playground that hint at laundry, and the final playground scene where it all comes together. The more you look, the more you'll discover.\n\nThe book also includes a special activity sheet called \"My Own Spoonful of Detergent to Remove Heart Stains,\" which invites children to think about the words, situations, and actions that create stains on their hearts, and to imagine their own special \"detergent\" for washing them away. By scanning the QR code on the back cover, readers can access not only this activity sheet but also classroom materials for teachers. The two-part lesson plan guides students through observing how facial expressions change with feelings, writing notes to the characters, and reflecting on their own emotions.\n\nEnjoy this picture book to the fullest with the included activity sheet and classroom materials created by a real elementary school teacher.","brand":"IBOOKPARK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49624323817700,"sku":"02152024989","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/9788\/6692\/files\/9791165349417.jpg?v=1786426614","url":"https:\/\/ibookpark.com\/en\/products\/%eb%a7%88%ec%9d%8c-%eb%b9%a8%eb%9e%98","provider":"IBOOKPARK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}