VOL.69/2024.04

 

The Sound of Summer

 

2023.08.07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Various Korean onomatopoeias meet sensuous engravings.
A picture book of summer sounds that will touch your heart.
The Sound of Summer - Follow the many sounds of summer!

It’s hot summer!
Instead of saying, “It’s hot!” try to close your eyes and listen to the sounds around you.
What do you hear?

Tong, tong, tung, tak
The sound of choosing a ripe watermelon.
The sound of summer starting.

Asak-asak, chrup-chrup, woojuk-woojuk, yum-yum jjup-jjup
The sound of eating a piece of watermelon.
The sound of taking a bite of summer.

Todok, todok-todok, todok, todok-todok
The sound of falling raindrops.
The sound of the start of the rainy season.

Swaaaaaa
The sound of heavy rain.
The sound of rain pouring down from the hole in the sky.

Clear, cool sounds of summer!
Keep summer memories in your heart as you listen to the many sounds of summer!

The taste, heat, and memory of summer, described with sounds.
The Sound of Summer
Written by Park Sun-Jung, Published by Pulbit Publishing Co.

 

 

 

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