“I was deeply moved by the author’s delicate ability to express emotions—so subtle that you could almost measure the depth of sorrow and pain by the angle of the bird’s drooping wings. Through this picture book, I was once again reminded that in a sorrowful world, love is our only solace—and that love itself is both the cause and the result of that solace.”
— Go Jeong-soon, picture book author

★ Endorsed by beloved children’s book author Go Jeong-soon

This picture book tells the delicate story of a bluebird trapped in sadness and a flamingo that flies with chains around its ankles. Through their quiet, heartfelt bond, this book explores the idea that love doesn’t need to fix or change us—it simply sees us, as we are.

The story offers no dramatic solutions. Instead, it gently shows how two hurt souls come to understand and comfort one another, not by chasing happiness, but by accepting the presence of sorrow and being together through it.

When we’re too weary to move forward and even the smallest spark inside us feels gone, this book reminds us to hold on to the belief that somewhere, somehow, love will find us. And when it does, it might not ask us to fly—but it will help us feel safe, understood, and maybe even ready to try.

Kim Kangsan is on a journey to create picture books—one full of both fear and excitement for what lies ahead.