영어 그림책 한 권씩 정복하기 [10] What Do You Do With a Problem? 문제가 생기면 어떻게 하나요?/ 영어 그림책 100권 읽기[10]

What Do You Do With a Problem? (문제가 생기면 어떻게 하나요?) Written by Kobi Yamada Illustrated by Mae Besom 이 책은 아이들이 세상을 살아가면서 마주하는 ‘문제’를 어떻게 대해야 하는지 말해주고 있습니다. 작은 구름의 모습인 ‘문제’는 그것을 계속 피하고 숨기만 하는 아이를 따라다니고, 결국에는 하늘을 온통 뒤덮은 시커먼 먹구름이 됩니다. 아이는 더 이상 문제를 피할 수 없음을 깨닫고 외칩니다. “이제 그만, 내가 멈춰야 해!” 용기를 낸 아이는 모든 준비를 마치고, ‘문제’를 향해 달려듭니다. 과연 아이에게 무슨 일이 벌어지게 될까요? What Do You Do With a Problem? (문제가 생기면 어떻게 하나요?) SCENE 1 I don't know how it happened, but one day I had a problem. I didn't want it. I didn't ask for it. I really didn't like having a problem, but it was there. SCENE 2 "Why is it here? What does it want? What do you do with a problem?" I thought. SCENE 3 I wanted to make it go away. I shooed it. I scowled at it. I tried ignoring it. But nothing worked. SCENE 4 I started to worry about my problem. What if it swallows me up? What if my problem sneaks up and gets me? What if it takes away all of my things? SCENE 5 I worried a lot. I worried about what would happen. I worried about what could happen. I worried about this and worried about that. SCENE 6 And the more I worried, the bigger my problem became. I wished it would just disappear. I tried everything I could to hide from it. I even found ways to disguise myself. But it still found me. SCENE 7 And the more I avoided my problem, the more I saw it everywhere. I thought about it all the time. I didn't feel good at all. SCENE 8 I couldn't take it anymore. "This has to stop!" I declared. Maybe I was making my problem bigger and scarier than it actually was. After all, my problem hadn't really swallowed me up or attacked me. SCENE 9 I realized that I had to face it. So even though I didn't want to, even though I was really afraid, I got ready and I tackled my problem! SCENE 10 When I got face-to-face with it, I discovered something. My problem wasn't what I thought it was. I discovered it had something beautiful inside. SCENE 11 My problem held an opportunity! It was an opportunity for me to learn and to grow. To be brave. To do something. SCENE 12 It showed me that it was important to look closely because some opportunities only come once. SCENE 13 So now I see problems differently. I'm not afraid of them anymore, because I know their secret...... Every problem has an opportunity for something good. You just have to look for it. "글과 그림의 훌륭한 조화 아이에게 ‘문제’는 보라색 먹구름으로 찾아옵니다. 그림 작가 매 베솜은 아이가 숨고, 피할수록 보라색 먹구름을 짙은 색의 폭풍우 구름으로 그려냄으로써 ‘문제’의 변화를 선명하게 나타냅니다. 또한, 아이가 ‘문제’에 정면으로 마주하여 상황을 극복할 때는 ‘문제’를 노란색의 따스한 빛으로 그려냅니다. 자칫 추상적으로 다가와 어려울 수 있는 ‘문제’라는 소재를 시각적으로 잘 나타내어 이야기를 더욱 깊이 있게 만들어주고 있습니다. 친숙한 소재인 연필과 수채화의 따스한 색감의 삽화는 문제에 맞닥뜨린 아이들에게 자신의 마음을 용기 내어 마주할 수 있도록 도와줄 것입니다."