Toribako Sensei and Fu Mouse

The teacher says, ``I'm the teacher. You're the one who's going to educate me,'' and the students close their eyes and say, ``Because, it's because,'' but they can't escape from that.

Kenji's strong irony and shocking ending convey a difficult message.

This is a well-read work that makes you think about what education is and what society is.

[Profile]
Illustration: Hisanori Yoshida
Born in Osaka in 1971.
``Farm of Hope'' (Written by Eto Mori, published by Iwasaki Shoten) was selected for the 2016 IBBY Honor List Illustration Category and won the JBBY Award.
Other picture book works include ``Bad Book'' (written by Miyuki Miyabe, edited by Masao Higashi, published by Iwasaki Shoten), ``Haruto Aki'' (written by Rin Saito and Ukimaru, published by Shogakukan), ``Message to the Stars'' and ``Fuyu no Hasatea'' (both written by Mikie Ando, ​​published by Alicekan).
He has illustrated numerous works including ``Amefuru Bookstore'' (by Rieko Hinata, published by Doshinsha).

●Art materials used: Acrylic gouache, CG/Paper: Watercolor paper (Canson)

[Publication date] October 14, 2020