frog rubber shoes

"That's really admirable. It's getting more and more penetrative."
"Yeah. It's a pale gold color. It reminds me of eternal life."
Three frogs were having fun watching the clouds. After that, what happened to rubber shoes that became popular in the human world? This is a story about a frog whose serious tugging at each other creates a strange atmosphere.

Mariko Matsunari vividly depicts Kenji Miyazawa's richly expressive frog story in watercolors.
It is also a must-see to see an advertisement for rubber shoes, which does not appear in the story, on the flap of the cover.

[Profile]
Illustration ● Mariko Matsunari (Matsunari Mariko)
Born in Oita Prefecture in 1959. Graduated from Kyoto College of Art (now Kyoto University of Art and Design), Department of Visual Design.
Won the Children's Literature Newcomer Award for ``Maigo no Donguri'' (Doshinsha).
Other major picture books include ``Grandpa's Sakurayama'', ``Kiruru in the Fudebako'' (both published by Hakusensha), ``Koinu no Kon'', and ``What is it like now?'' ” (Gakken), “Kuma to Kuma” (Doshinsha), “Sei-chan”, “My Shoes” (Hisakata Child), “Koron-chan” (Alicekan), “Tanabatamasuri” (Kodansha), etc.
His illustration work includes ``Kasajizo'' (written by Yukiko Hiromatsu, published by Iwasaki Shoten), ``The Frog Old Man and the Amenbo Flower'' (written by Sakura Miyama, published by Kyoiku Gageki), and ``Haruneko'' (written by Yuko Kanno, published by Kodansha).

●Art materials used: watercolors/paper: white elephant paper

[Publication date] October 17, 2011