In September 2025, a new picture book in the "Atan-chan" series was published by Nijino Ehonya. I believe the initial concept for this story took shape six or seven years ago. I love moonlit nights; there is something special about them. At one point, an image popped into my mind of Atan-chan and the Moon baking hotcakes together in the sky, and I knew I wanted Atan-chan to experience that wonderful moment someday. It is a secret, exciting, and truly special time shared betwe

From 3355 titles, submitted by 810 publishers from 65 countries, the winners and special mentions were selected by an international jury. ボローニャチルドレンズブックフェア2024 にて、アメイジングブックシェルフ（ボローニャすばらしい本100選)に、『夜のおたんじょう会へ』を選んでいただきました。世界65ヶ国810社の出版社から応募のあった3355タイトルの中から選出されました。

I'm getting ready to go to the book fair now, business cards and brochures. I hope to have "Midnight Birthday party" published overseas, and I am also working on preparing to show some rough drafts of series 2. 今年のボローニャチルドレンズブックフェアに参加します。10年前に1度だけ行ったボローニャですが、期待しすぎず手は抜かず、ギリギリですができるだけのことはやって臨もうと思います。楽しもうと思います。2025.2.19