Description: A charming picture book that vividly portrays the many adventures of mischievous neighborhood children as they go about catching rhinoceros beetles. It offers city kids a taste of fun they've never experienced before. For the children in this story, catching rhinoceros beetles isn't a chore like a school insect-collecting assignment — it's pure, joyful play. As readers turn the pages, they can vicariously experience the thrill of running through mountains and forests to catch insects themselves. The book also vividly captures the children's shifting emotions, their moments of joy, and even conflicts among friends, offering valuable lessons about friendship and cooperation. Author: Hideo Kikuchi (きくち ひでお) Recent works: Rhinoceros Beetle Forest, Play With Me, Froggy, and others (2 titles total) Featured work: Play With Me, Froggy Translator: Park Sook-kyung Recent works: To See, To Read, To Befriend; The Blue Child, and others (39 titles total) Bio: Born in 1973 in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province, Korea. She graduated from Inha University's Department of Japanese Language and Literature and studied children's literature in the same university's graduate program in Korean Language and Literature. From 1999 to 2000, she served as a visiting researcher at the Osaka International Institute for Children's Literature in Japan. In 1999, she began her career as a children's literature critic with the publication of "Into the Children of This Era" in the summer issue of the quarterly Changbi. She is a member of the Society for the Study of Korean Children's and Youth Literature and serves on the editorial board of the quarterly Changbi Children's Books. Her translated works include The Adventure in the Closet, Flower Shoes, and Sakura the Elephant. The Joy of Insect-Catching That City Kids Rarely Get to Experience In today's world, most people live in cities, where the only insects you're likely to see are small ones like ants. So where can you find truly amazing insects? And more importantly — is catching insects even fun? More fun than the internet or video games? Rhinoceros Beetle Forest gives city children a taste of a kind of fun they've never had the chance to experience. For the children in the story, catching rhinoceros beetles isn't a school assignment or a chore — it's an exciting game. As they read, children can vicariously experience the thrill of running wild through mountains and forests to catch insects. The book also beautifully captures children's changing emotions, their happiness, and even the friction that sometimes arises between friends, teaching young readers the value of friendship and teamwork. This charming story picture book brings to life the many delightful adventures of mischievous neighborhood children as they set out to catch rhinoceros beetles.