Bologna Illustrator Exhibition 2019

AGE GROUP: 10-12 years old

THEME: Adventure

Written and illustrated by me

LOGLINE: Subsequent to a severely destructive earthquake, a boy dashed into his bedroom room because there remains his last happiness—a snow globe given by his mother. Since his mother passed away, he has isolated himself for ages. 

When the boy is supposed to pick up the snowglobe, he is astonished after opening the drawer -- there is a new galaxy, in which three planets are floating in solitude. Staring at the unconnected planets for a while, the boy collects the scattered blocks to create a bridge and puts his little postman into the galaxy. As soon as the postman touched the world, he comes alive.

The postman embarks on an unknown journey and travels between the planets. The postman collects happiness from the inhabitants of Sunset Planet and diligence from Steam Planet. Playing a role in delivery, the postman exchanges these two energies with two planets respectively. 

After finishing the journey, the postman walks into the cracked snow globe. The boy takes the snow globe from the drawer. Something magic happens to him.

​Extracted Scene Illustrations:

Caption 1: "Don't break! My most precious snow globe!"

Subsequent to a severely destructive earthquake, a boy dashed into his bedroom room because there remains his last happiness—a snow globe given by his mother— in the last closet drawer. Since his mother passed away, he has been immersed by an air of melancholy for ages.

Caption 2: "What a world do I see?!"

When the boy pulls the drawer out, the first sight astonishingly descends on him that despite the cracked snow globe, there is a new galaxy, in which two planets are floating in solitude.

Caption 3: "My little postman, please help them."

Staring at the unconnected planets for a while, the boy collects the scattered blocks to create a bridge and picks up his little postman into the galaxy. As soon as the postman touched the world, he comes alive. The postman embarks on an unknown journey.

Caption 4: "Hey, this is not special delivery."

From Sunset Planet to Steam Planet, the postman encounters a group of Sunset Planet citizens and then share their blissful love and happiness with Steam Planet Citizens. In return, the postman harvests diligence and courage.

Caption 5: "Thank you! I feel the love again!"

At the end of the journey, the postman, carrying the “souvenirs”, walks into that cracked snow globe. While numerous fragments magically fly back to the snow globe, the galaxy disappears right away.  The boy takes the snow globe from the drawer. A simple touch unlocks simple happiness.