Description A Picture Book of Love for You, Today, Who Smiles Like Sunshine Author Choi Sook-hee, who has long written picture books that comfort and encourage children, presents her new work, Today, To You. In this book, the author speaks with an even warmer gaze and a more generous heart, offering heartfelt love to children and to all precious lives. As you open Today, To You, a child's everyday life unfolds moment by moment from the instant they are born. A baby who once brought immense joy and wonder simply by eating, sleeping, and going potty grows up continuing to eat, sleep, cry, laugh, and play. In time, the child explores further, communicates more, and learns about the world. The everyday scenes in this book are no different from the pictures found in any family's photo album — the same repeated routines, the same quiet and ordinary moments of growth. Yet through the author's heartfelt reflections and words, the tender gaze and loving feelings from those very moments are vividly brought back to life. We are reminded just how precious, special, and lovable it was to gaze quietly at a sleeping baby's face and bless their tomorrow, or to smile unconsciously at a child's bright laughter. The author delicately captures how these seemingly ordinary moments of life are exactly why these little lives are so precious and dear. Hold the child beside you close, and tell them: today, too, you are as sturdy as a seed, as bright as sunshine, and as shining as a star. Today, To You is the perfect picture book for declaring, again and again, your endless love for every moment of your child's life — just as it always has been, and still is today. A Picture Book Cheering On the You of Tomorrow, Who Will 'Finally Stride Forward' After pages filled with naturally depicted everyday scenes, the book turns to reveal a whole new world. Children become seeds sleeping contentedly in soft earth, or cry out loudly with all their might. They eat joyfully, getting messy and playing freely, and tumble weightlessly through fluffy clouds. They soar through the sky on the wind, savoring freedom, and share their hearts in conversation with other living things. Perhaps children really do come from such a comfortable, free, and joy-filled 'star.' In this beautifully and lovingly illustrated world, the author expresses her wish that children continue to live tomorrow just as freely and joyfully — crying boldly, laughing heartily, playing with all their might, sharing warmly with others, and striding confidently toward the world with sparkling eyes. Today, To You is a picture book that wholeheartedly cheers children on as they express themselves fully and live tomorrow with vibrant energy. A Book That Comforts All of Us Today, Who Were 'Bravely Born to Face the World' Today, To You is not only for children — it is also a book that comforts and expresses gratitude to all of us living today. From the moment a tiny yet unmistakable life began within a womb blooming with red and blue flowers, we who were 'bravely born' to face the world have kept 'breathing, and breathing again,' until finally arriving here together today. Looking back quietly, there must surely have been moments in that time that can only be called wonders and miracles. That is why every child breathing beside us today, every person we know, and even we ourselves, cannot help but be admirable and precious beings. This book carries the grateful heart of an author who, having reached her sixtieth year, has come to cherish life more deeply with each passing year. The illustrations, completed with thousands upon thousands of delicate brushstrokes, are filled entirely with that same warmth and devotion. Spend a warm moment with Today, To You, breathing alongside and sharing warmth with your loved ones today — and let it remind you that simply being together is 'enough,' and simply being here is something to be endlessly 'thankful' for.