Bad words just popped out! (Hardcover)

Author Leonarda Carranza · Publisher Forest Books · Publication Date 2026-05-20 · ISBN 9791194530992

About the Book

"My words have power."
The 'language responsibility' our children must develop before age 6

Language responsibility doesn't simply mean being careful with words. It's the ability to recognize anger, not impulsively unleash emotions, imagine how others feel, and express one's own feelings in a healthy way. It is also the most crucial starting point for developing empathy and social skills.

Children who don't learn this skill increasingly express their emotions with stronger and more provocative words. Conversely, children who master language responsibility learn to regulate their emotions and gradually discover ways to mend relationships, even when conflicts arise with friends.

A child's speech habits soon define their relationships. And healthy speech habits will steadily build up to make a child's world solid and warm.

Award-winning author of the International Latino Book Awards
Translated by Lee Hye-sung, Announcer at Seoul National University

An announcer is not merely someone who reads text. They are language experts who constantly explore which expressions most accurately resonate with the listener. Announcer Lee Hye-sung has honed her delicate linguistic sensibility through over a decade of broadcasting. In this work, she has poured all her energy into translating children's words and hearts into vibrant sentences, drawing on her extensive experience.

As the host of the reading channel "Lee Hye-sung's 1% Book Club," with 230,000 subscribers, she has consistently introduced life-changing books. Through this work, she warmly and clearly conveyed to children the 'power' and 'preciousness' of words.

From the Book

Anger, hot like a fireball, burst through Ali's heart.
Ali screamed at the top of his lungs.
"I hate you!!!"

The letters puffed up and swarmed towards Ruri.
Then they suddenly jumped onto Ruri's head.
"Ouch, ouch! That hurts!"

Ali was still angry,
but he didn't want Ruri to get hurt.
"I think that's enough."

But the letters didn't listen.
They leaped over the sofa and went out the window.
They stomped on the bushes, ruined Grandma's roses,
and even tried to punch a bee.

Ali shouted, "Please, please stop!"
but the letters pretended not to hear him.

"Ali, those villains are the words you spoke. You have to stop them,"
Grandma said.

Recommendations

"Accurately conveys the impact of anger and the power of words
at a child's level."
― Kirkus Reviews

"A story that goes beyond teaching how to manage emotions,
to how to create peace."
― Publishers Weekly

"It's a picture book, but as an adult, I feel even more touched.
It naturally makes me reflect on myself."
― Amazon Reader Review

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