Yama ga Chikai Hi is Hisako Madokoro’s poetry collection for children. It gently links the presence of mountains, the feel of nature, and children’s inner lives, cultivating sensibility through poetic language within children’s literature.

It depicts the closeness of mountains in poetic language attuned to children’s senses.

Fly, Tommy! is a full-length children’s novel about Tommy, a deserter from the Vietnam War, and a Japanese family. Seen through a child’s perspective, it confronts war, the state, and family conflict with strong social awareness.

A deserter’s sudden arrival unsettles a child’s home and the contradictions of the age.