13. Osaru ni naru hi [The day I became a monkey]

Author

Written and illustrated by Ito Hiroshi

Publisher

Kodansha

Year

1994

NDL call number

Y9-502

Commentary

This book touches on the connections between life and family through innocent questions of a soon to be older brother and the precious memories of his mother. The images are made using different art materials for different scenes. This is the 4th entry "Osaru [monkey]" series, one of the artists major works.