Book of the Month: August 2018

As the International Cat Day (8th August) is just around the corner, this month I’m sharing my favourite picture book … More

Book of the Month: July 2018

The UK is currently experiencing an unusually long lasting heatwaves. Britons usually complain about the lack of sunshine but now … More

In 2015, I was going through emotionally pretty tough time (breakup, moving out, near redundancy and near deportation). That’s when … More

As the Father’s Day is around the corner (in UK), this month’s pick is a picture book filled with love … More

BOOK OF THE MONTH: MAY 2018 The fifth of May in Japan is Children’s Day, a day to respect children’s … More

Last month I went to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair and I had a great time there (If you’re interested, … More

Last year I wrote a post called ‘A Beginner’s Guide to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair by a Beginner’ after … More

Hello. How are you doing in this snowy spring? As today, the third of March, is the Girls’ Festival (Hina-matsuri) … More

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, this month I picked a classic story about loyalty, devotion and love without boundaries … More

Super belated Happy New Year to you, picture book lovers! Hope you all had a wonderful start of the year. … More

It’s December again. Let the Christmas countdown commence! And let me share a Christmas picture book that makes a perfect … More

Dr Samuel Johnson once said, ‘When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.’ His oyster-loving cat … More

Foggy morning, golden but faint daylight, rustles of fallen leaves and the smell of candied apples. Yes, it’s Autumn that … More

I can’t believe it’s been 2 years already since I had one of my best Septembers at Picturecamp, a week-long … More

While it’s at the height of summer in Japan, sadly summer seems over here in UK. (Sniff.) End of summer … More

The last Sunday (9th July) I had my art fair debut as an exhibitor at the House of Illustration’s Illustrators … More

Summer has finally arrived in London (well, more or less…) so it would have been nice to share a sunny … More

Cake recipe cards in collaboration with The Cat’s Whisk, featuring Clementine the Baker Cat. These cards will be available for … More

This morning I woke up to shocking news about the terrorist attack that had happened last night at London Bridge … More

Yesterday (5th of May) was 端午の節句 (tango no sekku), a day to wish and cerebrate healthy growth of boys, in … More