Wakakusairo no Kisen is Mitsuo Ishikawa's children's work about war and the memory of a ship. Centered on a steamer born in Britain and sunk in the Pacific while carrying Japanese soldiers, it conveys the weight of war and the military in language accessible to young readers.

A work that tells children about memories of war through the fate of a single steamer.

Iyaiyaen is a collection of early childhood stories in which preschooler Shigeru's daily life flows into imagination. Through episodes of refusal, a block-ship adventure, and meeting a little bear, it freely portrays children's changing feelings and the imaginative force of play.

An early childhood story in which Shigeru's preschool days open naturally into adventure and imagination.