AGE 10+

20 ×14cm

The Red Pen

Shokupan's Waltz

Written by Miho Sawai
Illustrated by Rie Nakajima

Written by Mitsuki Nagasu Illustrated by Hisanori Yoshida

Yuki gets bullied a lot. He meets the abandoned dog Shokupan,and learns about true courage by overcoming Shokupan’s death.

Middle schooler Natsuno chases the
rumored “Red Pen” that goes from person
to person gathering stories. What are thepen’s secret and Natsuno’s thoughts?

Froebel-kan

Rights sold : Korean, Simplified Chinese, Complicated Chinese,
Vietnamese

224

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16th Chuden Prize for Juvenile
Literature Grand Prix, Recommendedfor 2015 summer holiday

17th Chuden Prize for Juvenile Literature
Grand Prix

Love Wool 100%Written by Rinko Inoue Illustrated by Yoshiko Noda

Brought by a library book to a mysterious and wonderfulyarn shop. Friends were all there. Laugh and cry with thisheartwarming story.

200
pp.

228
pp.

©Hisanori Yoshida

Written by Madoka Sato Illustrated by Yoko Tanji

Magic Out
Madoka Sato
Among her works :Mizuiro no Ashihire - Nissan Douwato Ehonno Granpix winner(BL Publishing),the Magic Out trilogy, Kokeshi-chan, Higasa
Amagasa Kumorigasa (Froebel-kan),Superkids - Utsunomiya
Kodomo sho winner, Saraba Jiyu to Horatsu no Hibi, Café deChirico, Rejection, Spaghetti Daisakusen (Kodansha),and manyother short stories and translations from Italian children’s books.

What if, where all
are wizards, you
ALONEwere a "none" without any powers?
What if suddenly
magic disappears
from this country
The PERFECT wo?
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When everything
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▼ Profile
Madoka Sato is a Japanese children’s literature writer who has been living in
Italy for many years.

Madoka Sato

① Ania's Way
Everybody in Eteruria is talented. This story is about Ania, a 14-year-old girl born
without talents. It is the beginning of a full-length fantasy.
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280
pp.

22 ×16cm② Another Face

③ Revolution

The undiscovered Eteruria has
lost its talents and broken its
seal. What destiny awaits thegirl Ania as she goes abroad?

Ania finds a possible solution to“Magic Out,” but civil war erupts
when she returns to Eteruria.
Will “Magic Out” ever end?!
The final book in the series.

320
pp.

22 ×16cm

320
pp.

22 ×16cm

Creative director / Takehisa Yamamoto, Kazumi Fusejima

Froebel-kan co.,ltd

6-14-9, Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8611 Japan
TEL +81-3-5395-6614 FAX +81-3-5395-6643

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http://www.froebel-kan.co.jp©Chika ShigemoriYuichi Watanabe©Yuichi Watanabe▼ Profile
Began writing picture books after working for a design firm. Awarded
the Graphics Prize for Nekozakana at the 1983 Bologna Children’sBook Fair BolognaRagazzi Award.Many other awards in Japan.

Nekozakana's Egg

A Cat and a Fish Makes Nekozakana

Nekozakana looks upstream for a jungle, and findan egg on the shore! They try to keep it warm
like mothers.

Nekozakana is curious about a shop selling small fishon the beach. Nekozakana switches to Sakananeko
and helps the little fish.

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Rights sold : Simplified Chinese
32
pp.

Nekozakana picture books

24
pp.

23× 24cm

3+

Nekozakana
While trying to eat a fish, a cat gets eaten by the fish and becomes “Nekozakana”!
That’s the start of their strange life together.

Nekozakana's Pee

Nekozakana and Ikkaku

On a walk to an offshore island, Nekozakana meets
flying fish. Cat gets a ride on a flying fish and needs
to pee while in the sky.

Ikkaku lives in the cold ocean. He visits the warm
ocean where Nekozakana lives, but gets irritated andstarts poking holes with his long tusk.

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Nekozakana's Fireworks

Snowy Nekozakana

Tonight is Sazae Island’s fireworks show. While
waiting for the fireworks, Nekozakana getssurrounded by sharks. Right when it looks like theend, fireworks fly high!

A big iceberg floats to a southern island. Nekozakana plays with friends that came with theiceberg, but when the iceberg starts to melt, things
get dangerous!

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BolognaRagazzi Award 1983

Dancing Nekozakana
The biggest pinch ever for Nekozakana, a strange
combination of Cat and Fish! How will they
overcome this?
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Lost Nekozakana

On a walk, Cat is swallowed by a whale and separated
from Fish. Looking for his partner, Cat tries merging
with various animals, but none is a good fit.
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26

Nekozakana's Watermelon

Nekozakana's Birthday

While Nekozakana plays at the beach, a large
watermelon comes floating in. A hippo family andeven a ghost arrive, and they share the watermelon.

Nekozakana was born on the day Cat and Fish met.
The island holds a surprise party on the special day.
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Sleeping Nekozakana

Nekozakana and the Sea Monster

One day, Nekozakana is chased by a large octopus.
To save Fish, they become “Sakananeko” and trick
the octopus.

While swimming, Nekozakana sees a black handthat beckons him to come. The sea monster isactually a vampire octopus!

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32

28
pp.

32

Nekoya Picture Bookspp.

Flying Nekozakana

Run Away! Nekozakana

While taking an ocean walk, Nekozakana is thrownthrough the sky by a tornado and enjoys a stroll
through the sky.

Surfing one day, Nekozakana’s surfboard is cut
by a sawshark. Now it’s after Nekozakana to cut
some more!

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27× 21cm

4+

Rights sold : Simplified Chinese

39th Japan Book Design Awards

Hugging Nekozakana

Dinner is Nekozakana

Chased by a shark, Nekozakana meets a lost little
seal on an iceberg. A cool, warm story.

Despite having overcome many difficulties,
Nekozakana is finally caught in a fisherman’s net.
Can he get away before becoming dinner?

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Rights sold : Simplified Chinese

The Cat Who Was Cold
Cat gets cold easily, and hates winter. Thinking
of a warm southern land, Cat starts walking. A
fascinating picture book.
28
pp.

2

23 × 24cm

The Cat’s Fireworks
The many fireworks in the night sky arehighlight of Cat the pyrotechnician’syear. The pop-up “Niagara” fireworks
are on an ultra-wide page.
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3+

The Cat’s Electric Shop:
Switch On!
One day, the power goes out! Cat theelectrician works hard on inspections
and repairs. Watch light come back to
the town through cut-out holes.
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The Cat Firemen
Buchimaru always messes things up.
Watch him become a true firemanin this pop-up picture book about
dreams, family, and love.
40
pp.

3

Karokukoubou

Hoko Takadono©Karokukoubou▼ Profile▼ ProfileStudio of the duo Karoku Urano and Kazuhiro Nishiyama. Creates
picture books by photographing 3D works reproduced in realistic detailusing wood lathe technology passed down from furniture craftsmen.

Started writing as a student. Writes broadly, from picture bookswith her own illustrations to full-length novels, and from humor
to fantasy.

©Hoko Takadono

24

Kokekko Picture Books

pp.

23× 23cm

3+32

Mrs. Tsuntsuku Picture Books

Kokekko Has Many Chicks

pp.

27× 21cm

4+

Mrs. Tsuntsuku and Mischievous Bunbun
An old urn was found in a tool shed. Mischievous Bunbun comes out of the urn which causes Mrs.
Tsuntsuku to talk nonsense only.

Kokekko is busy with housework and caring for her many children. One day, she comes up with the idea to solve her problem!
A 3D photo picture book with detail from front to back.

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4th Kindergartern
Picture Books AwardGrand Prix

Mrs. Tsuntsuku andthe Magic Carpet

Mrs.Tsuntsuku andKasa Jizo

A piece of cloth falls on
Tsuntsuku School. Mrs.
Tsuntsuku thinks it’s a “magic carpet,” and when shesays the words of a madeup magic spell, the carpet
actually floats!

Tsuntsuku School makes a
straw hat for Jizo. But when
Jizo comes to say thank you,he passed by the school.

Rights sold : Korean,
Simplified Chinese

Kokekko and the New Born Egg

Kokekko and a Tricycle

There’s a new born egg at Kokekko’s house. The otherchicks are jealous and run away from home.

Ten chicks are fighting over one tricycle. After trial
and error, Kokekko comes up with the idea thateveryone can have fun.

A Gentleman anda Ghost

Old Ladies’ Prank

Illustrated by Chikako Chiba

Illustrated by Kazuyoshi Iino

A very serious-minded gentleman
always goes to bed before midnight.
One night, he wakes up and foundsomebody else is living in his house.

Clothing researcher Mrs. Erababa
develops clothes that make you ayear younger each time you wear
them. A young Mrs. Erababa and her
student Hyoruko get into mischief.

Rights sold : Korean

Rights sold : Korean

18th Robou No Ishi Award
for Children's Literature

Kokekko and Hungry Chicks

Playing Store with Kokekko

Kokekko makes pancakes for an afternoon snack.
When the pancakes are burnt to a crisp, all her chicks
are hungry, and Kokekko is in a pinch!

There’s an emergency at Kokekko’s house. The chicks’
play store got broken, so they got mad and won’t comeout of the closet.

Kokekko and the Helper Chicks

Kokekko and a Party

Kokekko is usually full of energy, but she seems a little
tired today. Worried, her eleven chicks take over thehousework for their mother.

Kokekko is busy with housework and caring for her
chicks, but she makes a kite for the chicks. And their
cousins come to their house to have a party!

80
pp.

22×18
cm

It’s summer vacation, and the chicks stay with their
Grandpa in the country. As Kokekko is enjoying hertime alone, she starts to miss them little by little.

Tommy, a puppy brought home by the chicks, runs
away. Kokekko searches for him all day but can't findhim. But a surprise awaited her at home.

Mr.Kechiru's Adventure
Mr. Kechiru is really stingy. He hears about
a tree that multiplies anything buried at its
roots by 100, and journeys toward his dreamof being rich.

80
pp.

8+

Our Hats

Illustrated by Nobuko Tsuchida

Illustrated by Iku Dekune

An unused small room at the backof Aota Produce Shop. It becomesthe clubhouse for the fruit children
who play happily there.

The young girl Saki lives in an
old building. For many years, theresidents’ secrets accumulate in
the building, then Saki meets themysterious girl Iku.

22 ×16cm

pp.

27× 21
cm

216

6+

pp.

21 ×16cm

8+

Friends Be Let’s!

5+

pp.

21 ×16cm

6+36th Akai Tori LiteratureAward, 55th Shogakukan Award
for Children's Literature, Assigned
for the 52nd Writing Competition

Ms. Lucia

Illustrated by Atsuko Nishimura

Illustrated by Iku Dekune

Haruo is a first-grade student.
One day he goes to school, andsomething is strange. It was actuallya magic fox school.

The mysterious Ms. Lucia seems
to glow only to two young girls.
The light was the color of the blue
spheres their father brought backfrom overseas.

53rd Sankei Juvenile
Literature Publishing
Culture Award
64

4

22 ×16cm

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32

Kokekko and Tommy the Puppy

pp.

Fruit Kids for SureRights sold : Simplified Chinese

Kokekko's Summer Holiday

160

8+

168
pp.

19 ×14cm

10+

5

Yoko Sano

Ryoji Arai

▼ Profile32
pp.

Graduated from a university
art school in Japan. Studied
lithography at Berlin Weissensee School of Art. Picturebook author and essayist.
Many awards in Japan. Many
works that fascinate bothchildren and adults.

Grandma
But-You-Know

27× 21cm

Santa Claus is an Old Lady
Grandma is in heaven, but comes tovisit her granddaughter as Santa Claus.

An old woman who always
says “But, I’m an old lady”
and her cat build mutual trust,heart to heart.

Rights sold : Korean, Simplified Chinese
3+

Rights sold : Korean,
Simplified Chinese▼ Profile

A Riddle Trip

Picture book author. Won
Special Prize at Bologna
Children’s Book Fair andother awards in Japan. In
2005, became first Japanese
to w in Ast r id L in d g re nMemorial Award.

Written by Masanobu Takashina

A new type of riddle picture
book, with answers hidden in the
pictures. Includes 100 riddles.

I went fishing with Dad. I only
caught a little fish, but it got a lot
bigger when I told my friends.

Rights sold : Korean, Simplified
Chinese, Complicated Chinese

Rights sold : Korean,
Simplified Chinese
32
pp.

BolognaRagazzi Award 1999
24
pp.

So, So Sleepy

5+

The Bigger, Bigger Fish

Written by Chihiro Ishizu

27× 22cm

5+

A story in two parts (“DearFriend” and “Hello Guest”),
drawn through the four seasons.

A napping cat dreams of meeting
many animals.

One Fish,Uncooked

It’s That Sound,
GrandmaRights sold : Korean,
Simplified Chinese

5+

85
pp.

23 ×19cm

4+©Yoko Sano

An ordinary cat visits an
old woman one snowy
night. The quiet livesof the old woman andher cat change when agenius cat arrives.
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Simplified Chinese

Rights sold : Korean,
Simplified Chinese54
pp.

Goodbye, Spaceman

I’m Awake!
I’m Awake!

Written by
Miyako Moriyama

One day, Grandma’s
cat goes looking for
his friends. He thinks
about true friends as
he travels.

Written by Masanobu Takashina

One bright and clear springday, the forest animals ask
Grandma for stamps.
pp.

22 ×16cm

Picture book author and illustrator. Also works as a bookdesigner, etc. Actively engaged
in many things, including
workshops nationwide.

Rights sold : Korean, Vietnamese
104

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21 ×16cm

32

The Okashiki Family Picture Bookpp.

27× 21cm

5+

I Wish I Had a Puppy

The Magic Towel

Here Comes Everyone!

Four unique brothers are wild frommorning until night. “If you’regoing to fight, do it outside!” They
finally get chased out by Mom.

Four brothers who never stop
fighting. But, they’re united inwanting a puppy! Will they be able
to convince Mom?

Four brothers are practicing fora marathon. Dad gives special
training to the second oldest, whojust has to win.

Abandoned cats keep getting
brought to the lively Okashikihome. There was a reason forbringing them.

Rights sold : Korean,

Rights sold : Korean,

Rights sold : Korean,

Rights sold : Korean,

Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese

Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese

Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese

Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese

Written by Rien Ono

Written by Rien Ono▼ Profile
Cartoonist, illustrator, picturebook author. One of Japan’s
leading nonsense picturebook authors, with a surreal
and unique style. Also known
for illustrating works by
Haruki Murakami.

If You Hear Four Voices

Her brother says he knows undergroundpeople. Her friends say they saw a fairy.
Every day is strange and fun.
100

21 ×16cm

8+The Elephant Who
Became a Butterfly

The Big Eaterin the Desert

Elephant wants to be a pretty
butterfly. Lying down in afield of flowers, he repeats
the spell five times, just likeGrandpa Chameleon said.

The devil living in the desert
is a big eater. A travelling boy
arrives and battles the devil
with wit.

24
pp.

pp.

Written by Kyo Yamawaki

Untaro is a super-genius “poopresearcher.” He gives animals theperfect advice about their poop.
Rights sold : Korean,
Simplified Chinese,
Complicated Chinese

3+

32
pp.

27 × 21cm

4+

A Surprised Wolf

The Bad, Bad Rhino

Wolf steals a box from Pig,and when he opens it, heturns into a pig-face! Can heturn back to normal?

A bad rhino dashes about
making problems for everyone. A wise little girl sets a
trap for him.

24

Untaro-san

23 ×23cm

Rights sold : Korean

Written by Rien Ono

32

6

Written by Masanobu Takashina

Maki Sasaki

Written by Rien Ono©Koshiro Hata

3+

Goodbye,Underground People

pp.

8+

18 ×13cm©Ryoji Arai

6+

Koshiro Hata
▼ ProfileMoving to a new school, a boy’s
broken heart is healed, and hesays goodbye to “Spaceman,” thearmor he wears.

Written by
Miyako Moriyama

80

5+Letters from Fairytales

Written by Miyako Moriyama

3+

27× 21
cm

27× 21
cm

pp.

25×25
cm

3+

32
pp.

27 × 19cm

4+

4+

Untaro-san
The Secret of the Poop Thief

Written by Kyo Yamawaki

When poop researcher Untaro goes looking
for a poop thief, he met a baby hippo who
got lost because his poop was stolen.
Rights sold : Korean, Simplified Chinese,
Complicated Chinese©Maki Sasaki

7

Hideo Kiso

Kunihiko Aoyama▼ Profile
Cartoonist/picture book author. Won Japan Cartoonists
Association Award, selected
for Bulgaria International
Cartoon Exhibition, etc. Wellknown as creator of humorous
pop-up books with cutouts,
tangrams, non-standard materials, etc.

▼ ProfileA mou
a rubb se tail madeer strin
of
g!

24
pp.

A Tail, A Tail, My Tail

23× 23cm

3+The Miracle Camera

What would happen if my tail grew
longer? The rubber mouse tail stretches
when you turn the page.

Pat Totter has a mysterious
magic camera. What did themagic camera photograph?

Rights sold : Korean, Simplified Chinese,
Vietnamese, French

32

Became a picture book author
after working at architecturaldesign office. Selected for2002 Bologna Illustrators
Exhibition, Non-fiction category. Well-known for illustrations with elaborately drawn
buildings and other highlights.

pp.

25×25
cm

pp.

Old Dwarf Builds
a HouseA rundown sideshow in the
Edo Period. Left alone when
everyone quits, the leaderof the troupe is visited by aphantom child.

Grumpy old dwarf decided to build ahouse. The animals come to help.

Yubi★Biyu

Have a staring contest with animals big
and small. Who will win in the end?

Yubigitsune visits Boo and Ton. Yubi-biyu
and they are taken to a place where theymeet dinosaurs.

Rights sold : Korean, Simplified
Chinese, Complicated Chinese, French

Biennial of Illustrations
Bratislava Plaque

The Tricky Carpenter

3+

The Staring Contests!

3+

The EdoGhostly Show

46th Japan Book Design Awards
24

30× 22cm

Strange things happen around thecarpenter. Paradoxical pillars andbeams. A picture book full of trick art.
Rights sold : Simplified Chinese

Rights sold : Korean, Simplified Chinese

Mischievous Goblin’s Castle
It's Hot!!

Lying Moon

Raccoon hates the summer heat,so he becomes a popsicle inhis dream! One after another,animals come to cool down.

Why does the moon in thesky get smaller and smaller?
Rabbit asks a little bird.

Rights sold : Simplified Chinese,
Complicated Chinese

The kingdom’s castle appears overnight!
Although surprised, the king’s family moves in,and mysterious things start happening.

The Elephant’s
Miracle Hat

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Elephant buys a mysterious“transformation hat.” Theillustrations are transformedby hat-shaped cut-outs.

Rights sold : Korean,
Simplified Chinese,
Complicated Chinese

Rights sold : Simplified Chinese

Chika Shigemori

Sweets Town
Brownie, a helper elf, lives in the town’s
snack shop. One day, the owner and
Brownie get in a fight.
Rights sold : Simplified Chinese
27× 21cm©Kunihiko Aoyama

4+

Nao Takabatake▼ Profile

You Be Careful Too, Wolf

▼ Profile

Frog Goes Out

Attended picture book classes
to achieve her school-days
dream of becoming a picturebook author. Her elaborate
illustrations fascinate bothchildren and adults.

Wolves are always villains, but there are many dangers to them too!
Thrilling interaction in the world of classic storybooks.

Picture book author. Debuted
in 2002. One of Japan’s leading young authors, actively
releasing works with a uniqueworldview. Won the 19th
Japan Picture Book Award for
Frog Goes Out.

With joy and courage, Frog goes on a picnic in pouring rain.
He finds an upside-down world.

Rights sold : Korean, Simplified Chinese, Complicated Chinese,
Vietnamese, French
32
pp.

20×26
cm

4+

32
pp.

The Lunch Shopin the Middle Field
Written by Sueko Yasui

27× 21
cm

Written by Sueko Yasui

Rights sold : Simplified Chinese,
Complicated Chinese

Rights sold : Simplified Chinese

19th Japan Picture Book Award32
pp.

27× 22cm

Today is the village picnic. As
everyone is eating the delicious food,a voice from the sky says “How nice!”

4+

32

4+

pp.

The Lunch Shopin the Middle Field
The Story of the Sky Child

Papa Badger’s lunch shop isdelivering lunch again today.
Suddenly he hears a voice saying“I’m hungry!”Rights sold : Simplified Chinese, Complicated Chinese©Nao Takabatake

27× 21cm

4+

Sesse and Yokkora
Explore Hyogo Cave

Sesse and Yokkora
Secret Present Plan

Sesse the dog is impatient andhurried. Yokkora the monkey iscalm and a bit lazy. The two friends
explore a cave under their blanket.

Sesse the dog wants to send a gift
to Yokkora the monkey. He asks
Yokkora for ideas, without saying
who it’s for.

©Chika Shigemori

89Satoshi Kako
▼ Profile

Yukiko Kobayashi
32

Satoshi Kako’s Toothache Book

Doctor of Engineering. Released over 600 works since
his debut in 1959. Many works
on science and traditional
games. Won Kikuchi Kan
Prize for cultural achievements for the first time as a
picture book author in 2008.

pp.

24× 22cm

Who is Friends with Mushiba?

My Teeth are Grown Up

I Have a Toothache. What Should I Do?

Teaches young children in a fun way thecauses of cavities and how to prevent them.

Simple explanation of why permanent teeth
are important, for kids getting 6-year molars.

Teaches new elementary school students in a
fun way how to deal with and prevent cavities.

Rights sold : Simplified Chinese

Rights sold : Simplified Chinese

Rights sold : Simplified Chinese

3+5+▼ Profile7+

Wakiko Sato

24
©Yukiko Kobayashi

After graduating from adesign school, worked as
office staff, then as a picturebook author and illustrator.
Her works express a colorfulworld with warm and pleasant illustrations.

25×25
cm

3+

The Black Bear
Brothers' Pancakes

The Black Bear
Brothers' Scarf

The Black Bear Brothers
and a White Bear

Three black bear brothers make pancakes forbreakfast again today. They deliver them totheir friends in the forest.

The youngest brother Koos loses his scarf while
taking a walk. He searches the forest, but can’t
find it.

The black bears want to play in the snow, but
it doesn’t snow. They sail to the Winter Landand meet a new friend, White Bear.

Rights sold : Korean, Thai, Russian

Rights sold : Russian

Rights sold : Russian

Goma▼ Profile32
pp.

Became interested in children’s illustrations whileworking in design. Wellknown for style that stretches
children’s imagination. Headof Nagano Prefecture’s Little
Museum In A Village Of Picture Books.

18 ×18cm

4+The Mouse Tree

Peek-a-boo

So Many Raccoons

Enjoy the interaction between cat and mouse in
the humorous stories of this picture book series.
Have fun many times with the simple stories.

A cat and mouse battle of tricks. The humorous
story and unique expressions of the cat andmouse will delight all ages.

I was in a field, and a raccoon turned into me.
I went again, and the raccoon was there. The
raccoons increase, and a pleasant concert begins.

▼ Profile36
pp.

A “cooking-creation” unit.
Active in many areas in Japanand overseas, including
TV, books, and workshops
for children and adults, on
the theme of “eating.” The
Strange Baker is their first
picture book.

©Goma

27× 21cm

Jun Takabatake

25×25
cm

3+

The Strange Bakery

Ghost Curry

Fox’s “Strange Bakery.” It has many customers
when it opens. Who will come today? Includes
recipes for the bread in the story.

Fox’s bakery’s new item is curry bread. It’s madewith vegetable ghosts and special spices! How will
it turn out?

Rights sold : Simplified Chinese

Rights sold : Simplified Chinese

Mayuko Kishira▼ Profile

Whose Bicycle ?

▼ ProfileAwarded the Graphics Prize
for Whose Bicycle? at the
1983 Bologna Children’s Book
Fair. Teaches at a university
alongside activities as anillustrator/picture book author.

A strangely shaped bicycle appears with every turn of the page.
Whose is it? Humorous and enjoyable many times.

Debuted as a picture bookauthor in 2003. Active in many
areas, such as picture books/
pop-up books drawn froma unique perspective, howto and business books, andcharacter merchandise design.

Rights sold : Korean, Simplified Chinese,
Complicated Chinese, Vietnamese, French

BolognaRagazzi Award 1983
40

26×26
cm

pp.

3+

Flower's Drop

I Am

Kero the green frog goes looking for
medicine to cure his mother’s illness.

The milk you drank and the bread you ate
is all inside you. A picture book that helps
children think about themselves.

Written by Sosuke Tsubaki

32
pp.

27×22
cm

4+

Rights sold : Korean,
Simplified Chinesepp.

Seven Little Clouds

You’re On!!

A hungry wolf comes to catch sheep. Binoculars in
hand, he counts his sheep, even before catching them.

Seven small clouds live on topof the clouds. On rainy days, thelittle clouds busily carry buckets
of water.

A weak cow and strong sheep arm
wrestle. Who would win between a
tortoise and a hare? Enjoy the image
gap in this pop-up picture book.

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Rights sold : Simplified Chinese

Rights sold : Korean, Simplified Chinese©Mayuko KishiraWritten by Kaori Fujino

32

10

pp.

27×22
cm

4+

©Jun Takabatake

A Greedy Wolf

24
pp.

23×23
cm

3+

32
pp.

23 ×19
cm

4+

32
pp.

22 ×19cm

4+

11

AGE 0・1・2

20
pp.

AGE 3+

18 ×16cm

24
pp.

23× 23cm©Noa Kawai

Good Night, Penguin

Written & Illustrated by Toru Asanuma“What is this?” There is something
unexpected on every page in this quiz-type
picture book.
Rights sold : Korean, Simplified ChineseStaring Contests

What If You Fart?

Written by Toru Nakamura
Illustrated by Masayuki Sebe

Shush

Written by Michiyo Orita
Illustrated by Yuko Kuwazawa

Written & Illustrated by Chisato Tashiro

Horses, rabbits, and other animals arehaving a staring contest! Who makes thefunniest face?

“Poot” “Pop” “Wheesh” If you accidentally fart, you can just transform it into a
different word!

Rights sold : Simplified Chinese

Rights sold : Simplified Chinese“Shush! Please be quiet!” Why are theanimals saying that? It’s because of a little,
little baby.
Rights sold :Simplified Chinese

What is It?

Written by Ryo Kisaka
Illustrated by Taku Tashiro

What’s that hiding in the picture? A quiz
picture book with rhythmical text andcolorful illustrations.
Rights sold : Simplified Chinese

Chichi the Mouse
Runs an ErrandCatch the Sardine Cloud!

Written & Illustrated by Shigeki Suezaki

Written by Isoko Kakiuchi
Illustrated by Mika Ichii

Chichi the mouse nervously goes on an errand byhimself. Every path Chichi takes is connected in thisdynamic scroll picture book.

Meenya runs a fish shop. One day, the sardines
she just displayed flew into the sky and became
sardine clouds!!

Rights sold : Korean, Simplified Chinese,
Complicated Chinese, Thai

©Kaya DoiMatching

Written by Etsuko Bushika
Illustrated by Kimika Warabe

Let's Poo

Dark Tunnels

Piggies' Fun Exercise

The Bigger and Bigger Pot

The Night Barber

He said “I don’t wanna poop!” and theanimals gathered around and pooped,
feeling so good.

When the train comes out of the darktunnel it’s full of strange passengers.

Three little pigs are exercising happily.
You’ll want to dance with the three little
pigs. Oink! Oink! Oink!

Mouse is cooking mushroom stew. As she tastes it
and adds water and salt, the little pot is soon full.

The town is lively at night. One of the many shops
is Keel’s barbershop, Barber Moon.

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Rights sold : Korean

The Goldfish's Nap

The Cat's Calculation

The pattern changes to clouds, ponds, etc., with eachturn of the page. Holes of different sizes are stacked
up to create this visually beautiful picture book.

Hungry cats see a mouse on his way to go fishing.
They think they’ve already got dinner. Today they’ll
have one mouse and how many fish?

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Rights sold : Korean

Written & Illustrated by Iwao Fukuda

Compare animals to see what’s the sameand different. If a butterfly lands, everyone matches.

I Love You !

22

22

22

pp.

pp.

pp.

Have a Good Day !

Fireworks

Written by Shigeru Yanagawa
Illustrated by Noa Kawai

Nuuta can change into many things, but his
mom always finds him. I wonder why.

Rights sold : Korean

Rights sold : Korean, Simplified Chinese

A Goldfish

Written by Sueko Yasui
Illustrated by Momomi Sako

Written & Illustrated by Yuko Kuwazawa

Written & Illustrated by Miho Okai

The goldfish keeps swallowing little fishes.
But it’s okay. Wait for the surprise ending.

Written & Illustrated by Ryoko Okuno

Written by Sueko Yasui
Illustrated by Yoko Imoto

Written & Illustrated by Toru Asanuma

Fireworks bursting in the sky. Enjoy thebooms and bangs of fireworks in thispicture book.

Bunny had fun changing clothes. Where isshe going with a backpack and shovel?
Rights sold : Korean

36

Kururinpa
Who?

pp.

17 ×17
cm

Written by Michiko Ryo
Illustrated by Kaya Doi

What?

Knock knock knock! What is thatsound? The little squirrel hears manydifferent knock knock knocks.

12

Shopping for Boots

It’s Getting Crowded

The animals visit the newly opened boot store. But,
they all choose boots that are for other animals by
mistake. An amusing die-cutting book.

Monkey wants to relax by himself. He finds a quiet
spot and settles in to read and take a nap, but theother animals arrive one after the other.

Rights sold : Korean, Simplified Chinese

Rights sold : Korean, Simplified Chinese,
Complicated Chinese, French

Written & Illustrated by Ikumi Hoshino
Written & Illustrated by Marutan

Say “Kururinpa!” and turn over a picture of a rabbit, and it turns into a koala!
A picture book series full of unique upside-down pictures for double the fun.
Rights sold :Complicated Chinese, Vietnamese©Chisato Tashiro

25× 25cm

25× 25cm©Taku Tashiro

What's the Sound?

Written by Hisako Madokoro
Illustrated by Mari Torigoe

Written & Illustrated by Toru Asanuma

3+

22
pp.

Written by Isoko Kakiuchi
Illustrated by Emiko Murata

Written & Illustrated by Tomoko Omura

13

AGE 4+32
pp.

AGE 6+

27× 22cm

80
pp.

22 ×16cm

Butano's Adventure

Written by Tadashi Ozawa
Illustrated by Yuichi Watanabe

30 Cats on 30 Floors
Written by Sueko Yasui
Illustrated by Hiromi Sugita

An old woman lives with 30 cats. When she
opens the door, they all run away. Let’s find
all the cats in the building!
Rights sold : Simplified Chinese,
Complicated Chinese

I Agree!

Ever y day is boring anduninteresting for Butano.
Finding a newspaper ad, hevisits Fox’s laboratory for help.
What exciting life did they tell
him about?

Chobochichi the Beard Barbar

Written & Illustrated by Tatsuya Miyanishi

Written & Illustrated by Kyoko Hida

The wolves are talking about lunch, and here
come some pigs! “We’ll have a feast today!
We each get one pig to eat!” Do you thinkthey can?

Chobochichi the beard barbar cuts and styles his
customers’ beards. One day, a young man comes tobe his disciple.

Run Up, the Wolf Stairs

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Complicated Chinese

The Fart Jellyfish

Hiroki is a somewhat shy boy in thesecond grade. One day, a “fart jellyfish”
emerges from Hiroki’s heart to encourage
him. A fun and cheerful picture book.
27× 21
cm

Written by Naoki Katahira
Illustrated by Mao Yamaguchi

Nobody likes the Shark, but he wants to be
popular. He gets legs and goes ashore. A
humor picture book set on a summer beach!
Rights sold : Simplified Chinese

The Teacher of Bed-wetting
Written by Kaoru Shodo
Illustrated by Satoshi Hashimoto

Mukku the squirrel is a pro at wet the bed.
He teaches everyone the secret to wet the
bed in fun shapes. It is an amazing sightacross the wide page.

A Nap in Summer

Written by Michiko Yoshida
Illustrated by Taku Yamaguchi“Little Red Riding Hood”
modernized. She meets a wolfon the stairs at Grandma’s
apartment, and they get rid ofa ghost together.

Komugi is a first-grader who can’t
seem to make friends. Her first friend
is Kotaro, a baby bear who lives at thefish shop.

The blue ocean, the rolling waves, and theshining sun. A picture book that dramaticallyportrays a summer day with simple creative
sounds and beautiful backgrounds.

Dad’s voice early in the morning? Huh?
He looks different. Everyone in the family
is a hero of justice! A fascinating, highly
enjoyable story.

AGE 8+

80
pp.

22 ×18cm

Now I’m a Tinker

Written by Kaoru Shodo
Illustrated by Utako Yamada

Yosuke decides to become atinker. His customers ask forsome strange things.
Rights sold : Vietnamese

Take Turns!

Written by Akiyo Kimi
Illustrated by Kako Hasegawa

Sakurako is one of the oldest in her
kindergarten. She excitedly states, “I will
sleep by myself from now on!” What’s her
secret? A picture book of growth of parent
and child.

27× 21cm

Mie and the Stork

The Very, Very Good Feeling

Written by Hiroshi Ikeda
Illustrated by Moe Nagata

Written by Sueko Yasui
Illustrated by Ken Kuroi

A shy little girl is impressed by the legendof the stork that lost her voice. What did
she do? A wonderful story of coexistence ofhumans and animals.

On the other side of the hanging bridge,
Bear, Fox, and Rabbit ask Raccoon to cometo them to play with. He wants to, but thebridge is scary.

Rights sold : Vietnamese

Rights sold : Vietnamese©The Cabin Company

Written & Illustrated by Akira Akagawa

pp.

Komugi's New Friend

Written by Mutsumi Matsuzawa
Illustrated by Yoshifumi Okamura

So Cool!

Written & Illustrated by Yasunari Murakami

40

An old magician decides to become adisenchanter. As she disenchants things,
everything in her house changes!

28 × 22cm

Rights sold : Simplified Chinese

27× 21
cm

Written by Yoshiko Kouyama
Illustrated by Yoshiharu Suzuki

Rights sold : Korean

Written by Ari Sasaki
Illustrated by The Cabin Company

I am the Shark

The Magician Took Off
Her Cape

The Story of
Egg Forest

Written & Illustrated by
Takako Kawakami

Read about the fun days of alittle girl living in Egg Forest, herfriend Margaret, Merci the sheep,
and others.

27× 21cm

A Gift for Mother

Written & Illustrated by Mio Sasaki

Preschooler Bokko always cries in themorning when her mom leaves. One day
she picks up a persimmon that isn’t ripe
yet, and puts it in safe keeping.
Rights sold : Vietnamese

The Bored Princess
Fourth Grade Weirdo
Written by Akiyo Kimi
Illustrated by Yura Komine

Rights sold : Simplified Chinese

Home, personality, studies. A strange
and dear story woven by children whobattle with their “weirdness” comparedto others.

Written by Rikako Yamada
Illustrated by Naoko Minamizuka

Princess Tarasa of Scheherazade
is a good girl. But sometimes shegets bored. One day she arrives
in Japan!
Rights sold : Simplified Chinese,
Complicated Chinese

Midnight at
the Drugstore

Written by Isoko Kakiuchi
Illustrated by Shino Mihara

The old back alley drugstore
is full of medicine nobody has
ever seen. The old woman in the
drugstore has a secret.

Rights sold : Vietnamese
144
pp.

27× 21cm

Talky-talk Seaweed

Written & Illustrated by Miho Okai

Old people live quietly in this town, without
talking to each other. That all changes after
they eat the “talky-talk seaweed” brought tothem by a little boy.

Cosmos Magic

27× 21
cm

Written by Rie Tamura
Illustrated by Megumi Asakura

Frogmouth Toads’
Dayflower Office

Rights sold : Simplified Chinese

The mysterious story begins
when Mrs. Grace finds a helpwanted ad in the beautiful
Cosmos Mansion.

22×24
cm

Written & Illustrated by Maki Kageyama

Frogmouth Toads’ office by the pond ishectic and busy during the rainy season.
They decide to hire someone to help them.

Animal Alphabet Circus

Written & Illustrated by tupera tupera

Animals from A to Z put on a lively circus show
in this beautiful collage picture book.
©Ken Kuroi

14

21×16
cm

©Yura Komine

15