Description Mom, what was your dream when you were little? 'Mom' — a word that stirs something deep in our hearts just by seeing or hearing it. There was a time when Mom was a girl full of dreams, a time when she was a lovely, cherished young woman. But once she became a mother, she tucked all of that away deep in her heart and has lived simply as 'Mom' ever since. Perhaps it's because we understand this love and sacrifice so well that our hearts ache whenever we think of our mothers. What if we went back to Mom's past to hear what kind of child she was, and what dreams she once held? This is where the book begins. Mom's Words is a picture book by Choi Suk-hee, the author of It's Okay and What Kind of Seed Are You?, dedicated to her own mother and to all the mothers of this world. It tenderly portrays the journey of a girl in an impoverished era — one who couldn't even attend school because she had to care for her younger siblings — as she grows up, marries, becomes a mother, and eventually a grandmother. What stands out most is how the story uses the powerful image of a galloping horse to symbolize Mom's dreams and hopes, carrying the narrative forward with beauty and momentum. The author's signature warm and loving illustrations shine brightly in this book, making it impossible to put down for a long while. If Shin Kyung-sook's 2008 novel Please Look After Mom — which brought Korea to tears — were ever turned into a picture book, this might just be it. In particular, the scene of a mother grieving one summer after losing a child, clutching her chest in sorrow, yet rising again for the sake of her remaining children, movingly shows just how much a child means to a mother. This is not simply a picture book for children. It is a picture book for the mothers who choose it for their children. Sometimes, more than giving a picture book to a child, the greatest gift is a mother sitting down to read one herself.