This wonderful, whimsical book by JiHyeon Lee is a wordless picture book that perfectly illustrates the nature of anxiety and friendship for a highly sensitive little person. A lot of thought went into this delicate little book, and color is highly important! We begin at a crowded swimming pool rendered in soft black and white images, were our little hero is overwhelmed by the Sendak like mob of swimmers that quickly crowd the pool. Our brave hero eventually decides to dive in past the crowd where he is meets a like minded little swimmer and together they explore the depths of the poor, away from the noise, allowing their imaginations to soar! Quickly the images are rendered in full color as the pool becomes full of life with various sea creatures galore! Fans of Sendak, Pixar, Selznick, and Miyazaki will be charmed. And this is the perfect book to browse through with your anxious, and overwhelmed little one.


JiHyeon Lee is a treasure. I'll be on the look out for more of her work ( )

A great story about imagination and bravery and friendship.

This wordless picture book with breathtaking illustrations contrasts stillness and activity, silence and noise, color and white, through the comparison of different people in the pool. It surrounds the theme of creativity and imagination. This is a great book for children of all ages. ( )

This book was very interesting for me to read considering this is the first wordless picture book that I remember reading. It allowed a friendship to develop without pictures and allows readers to use their imagination to develop a story line. This is a child's dream and I feel as though this book will teach children a lot. ( )

This is a wordless picture book that would be great for all ages. Two children meet at a pool and dive deeper into their friendship (literally and metaphorically) to avoid the crowds. The illustrations are beautifully detailed and done in colored pencils and oil pastels. As the action grows, so do the colors. ( )