Behind the bright title, in which a girl tells herself she may be very lucky, this children's novel depicts instability in family and school life. Later published as Arukidasu Natsu, it portrays a child taking a first step amid difficulty.

Behind the wish to believe she is lucky, a girl begins walking into her own summer.

This lively children's story follows little Mameta as he faces the world with the cry of a sumo bout. Rather than mocking smallness or weakness, it presents them as the ground for a courageous challenge.

Little Mameta's shout makes the courage to challenge grow larger.

Blue Monkey is a children's literary work by Anzu Yuki. It was selected for an excellence prize in the Ogawa Mimei Literary Award and is listed as a prizewinning submitted work without a later book publication note.

A prizewinning work of children's literature with no confirmed standalone book edition.