Mienakunatta Kuro is a children's story by Makoto Oishi. Through a child's relationship with a familiar animal, it gently portrays how a young person faces loss and unease and begins to name those feelings.

Even when Kuro can no longer be seen, their time together remains in the child's heart.

Oyadanuki to Kodanuki no Uta is a children's poetry collection by Taku and Shinobu Manzoku. Through the familiar figures of parent and child raccoon dogs, it invites readers into family talk, the feel of nature, and the rhythm of words.

A parent and child raccoon dog open a small world through the rhythm of song.

Konchu to Shokubutsu is an illustrated science book combining text by Haruo Furukawa and Minoru Yajima with drawings by Masaru Shimizu. It explains the relationship between insects and plants through accessible illustrations and commentary for children.

An illustrated doorway into science, observing insect life and plant activity.