"A little rain
must fall into
every house.
You can lead
a horse to water,
but you can't
make it drink."
These graphic prints, done in a two-color palette while also using gatefolds and flaps, shrewdly bring to humorous and enjoyable life the meaning for a number of adages. Some will be familiar to readers; others may not be. They are each persoanlly interpreted in this thoughtfully designed new work by JooHee Yoon.
Allowing listeners to take a careful, prolonged look will help them understand and consider each one individually. Doing so may also lead to further research into other such sayings and an opportunity to try a hand at visually interpreting the meaning in a personal way.
Playing with language in such a surreal way assures interest for a variety of readers. It is unusual and affecting for many children who see the world differently than the adults in their lives. Ms. Yoon gives them license to look from their own vantage point, and consider what each saying means to them.
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