Book of the Month: December 2017

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

Book of the Month: November 2017

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

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

This month I would like to share a poignant picture book I found at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair – … More

YES! I did it! I went to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, which was on my bucket list! I almost … More

This is a report on my very first London Book Fair visit. The London Book Fair is an annual book … More

Living abroad, I often miss and feel nostalgic about Japanese traditions. In Japan, the 3rd of March is a … More

Every month I write about one of my favourite inspiring picture/children’s books from my bookshelves because they are so wonderful … More

It must be hard to guess my age simply by looking at my bookshelves. They certainly do NOT look like … More

One day when October was just around the corner, my illustrator friend said he was thinking about doing Inktober. I … More

I’m ashamed to tell you that I read one of the greatest children’s book classics, The Lion, the Witch and … More

My mum is Japanese but she likes Western/European films and literature. So naturally children’s books and films she got for … More

As I wrote in the previous post, I’ve been illustrating scenes with food from children’s book classics to build up … More

I started this ‘Food from Books’ project for my portfolio. On making a portfolio, many illustrators and publishers in children’s book … More