Character guide
Six friends in the field
A character comes alive through four parts: an ability, a wish, a difficulty, and a way through it.
Hamdori
Hamster · Park Dawon artist
“Dadada, Hamdori!”
- Special ability
- Can run very fast.
- What they want most
- Wants to find walnuts.
- A difficult moment
- Upset at not being able to find almonds and walnuts.
- How they work through it
- Ran to the forest friends for help, and everyone searched together.
Baby Elephant
Elephant · Seo Jeongbin artist
“Pwoo— so cool!”
- Special ability
- Has a large body, can draw water with the trunk and spray it, and eats grass.
- What they want most
- Go on a lively trip with family.
- A difficult moment
- The weather was much too hot.
- How they work through it
- Sprayed water high with the trunk and cooled the whole family.
Elephant
Elephant · Song Jiho artist
“Pop— rainbow!”
- Special ability
- Can make rainbow soap bubbles with the trunk.
- What they want most
- Wants to make friends who are unwell smile.
- A difficult moment
- A friend who was unwell kept crying and would not smile, no matter how funny the stories were.
- How they work through it
- Made large rainbow bubbles that floated around, and shaped fun animals inside them.
Wangnuni
Child · Hong Seungwoo artist
“Bigger, even bigger!”
- Special ability
- The gift of making anything look larger.
- What they want most
- Wants to know many things.
- A difficult moment
- Has difficulty finding the right book.
- How they work through it
- Uses those wondrous eyes to find the right book among countless shelves.
Kkangchong
Rabbit · Yeo Hwi artist
“Kkangchong! One more time!”
- Special ability
- Can jump very high, loves to travel, and is excellent at eating carrots.
- What they want most
- Wants to jump as much as possible.
- A difficult moment
- Could not clear the tall fence.
- How they work through it
- Joined strengths with friends and found a way over the fence.
Sketchbook Girl
Child · Lee Minwoo artist
“Still, I am me.”
- Special ability
- Can draw thoughts that differ from others as pictures.
- What they want most
- Wants to meet the world drawn on the page.
- A difficult moment
- When people said “That’s strange,” the notebook grew heavy.
- How they work through it
- In the land beneath the burrow, learned with friends that a different thought is a new thought.
