★Work of 2021 Bologna Book Fair ‘illustrator of the year’
★Winner of the 1st Little Story King Award
★Whenever a question mark pops up, zany reporter Kim Bang-gu rushes to the scene and seeks the truth! An exciting and hilarious report from Kim Bang-gu!

Kim Bang-gu, a reporter at The Byeong-gu Daily, the greatest newspaper in the universe, constantly runs around to get a scoop. This special children’s story combines such entertaining elements such as quizzes, games, mazes, and riddles that can directly solve missions in the book. The clues and hints provided by The Byeong-gu Daily invoke curiosity and invite readers to solve the case together. Nine-year-old Kim Byeong-gu, who publishes The Byeong-gu Daily, the greatest newspaper in the universe, believes that his fear of public speaking is caused by a toad living in his throat. This, in turn, gives rise to a mystery farce. Byeong-gu is worried about not being able to speak in front of people. In particular, when he tries to give a presentation at school, his throat closes up and he starts to feel dizzy. On top of that, the persistent encouragement from his teacher Kim Tick-tock, who believes time is gold, puts Byeong-gu in an awkward situation. Finally, Byeong-gu decides to cover his problem, starting with the suspicion that there may be a toad living in his throat. But his report goes more and more awry with the help of the animal expert Sion and the nonsense series expert Gitan. Is there really a toad living in Byeong-gu’s throat? What is the truth behind Byeong-gu’s fear of public speaking? The exciting case file of Byeong-gu, who overcomes his fear of public speaking, and becomes a reporter under the name Kim Bang-gu, will be continued in the future series.

Ju Bom
studied children's literature at the Chuncheon University of Education Graduate School and further studied children's books at the Children's Book Author Class. In 2021, his works were selected in the Spring Literary Contest of Jeonnam Maeil, and that same year, he received the 1st Little Story King award for "Zany Reporter Kim Bang-gu."

Han Seung-mu
studied visual design and works as an animator and illustrator based in a small seaside village in Australia while raising two children. Han also works with picture books and photography. Han was chosen as Illustrator of the Year at the 2021 Bologna International Children's Book Fair.