Fable: Three people who graduated from Horakuma School

What did the red-handed spider, the silver-colored slug, and the raccoon dog who never washed their faces learn at Doguma School?
In the end, what path did the three of them take?
In contrast to the foolish people who were busy competing and deceiving each other, the bees were working hard and honestly collecting honey...

Taeko Oshima's lively, beautiful and humorous watercolor painting depicts how the three of them competed in their own way, desperately trying to be the best, using strange animals and exquisite colors.

[Profile]
Illustration: Taeko Oshima
Born in Tokyo in 1959.
Debuted as a picture book in 1993 with ``Tanaka Family's Ohikkoshi'' (Akane Shobo).
Major works include "Igaguri Alien Gritaro" (Akane Shobo), "Jiro and Me" (Kaiseisha), "Shichifuku Ghost Group" (Doshinsha), "Waratchata" (Shogakukan), "Okaasan Okaasan Okaasan..." (Kosei Publishing), "The Last Stroll" (Kodansha), and "Where's Buchorobichoro?" ” (Gakken), “Filial Wrist” (Hirotaka Nakagawa/written by Rironsha), “Sanmai no Ofuda” (written by Yoji Ishizaki/written by Kodansha), etc.
His illustrations for many children's stories include the "Yaman Grandma" series (written by Yoko Tomiyasu, published by Rironsha) and "Rakugo at Dawn" (written by Karen Miura, published by Kodansha).

●Art materials used: transparent watercolor, gouache (opaque watercolor), face color/Paper: Shin-torinoko paper

[Publication date] October 17, 2012