Kenju Koenrin

Japan Library Association Selected Books

One day, I started planting cedar seedlings. Villagers who are stupid. A man approaching the trees. But he never gave up. Hayashi, who remained after his death, grew up beautifully as if to prove who was really good.

"A work that asks the question from Kenji what is true yes (happiness). A powerful and simple picture using watercolors and colored pencils colors the story.

【profile】
Picture ● Hideo Ito (Hideo Ito)
Born in Aichi Prefecture in 1950.
The Shogakukan Painting Award for "Sea Summer" (Horapu Publishing), "Kenkanokimochi" (Aiko Shibata/Pupla), the Japan Picture Best Award, "Ushio" (Biriken Publishing), the JBBY Awards and IBBY Oonerist Award. Award.
The main works include "Jouzobon", "Sakaan Tsuri" (above, Gospel Kokan Bookstore), "Himitsu no Tsumatsuri Children Zyllene" (Poplar), and "Tsutsumi Tenden Koukeru! (Kazu Sashiyada/Pupler), "Hitachidandon" (Rintaro Uchida/Fracture Liberation Publisher),
There are "Oshigikidan" (Suzuki Couge/Iwasaki Shoten), "Good, Moma -chan" (Chicken Nishimoto/Kodansha).

● Used materials: Watercolor paint, [partial: pigment] / Paper: canvas

[Issuance date] October 20, 2014