197. Ojisan to yamagara: Sangatsu jyuichinichi no ato de [Old man and varied tit: After March, 11] | Japanese Picture Book Authors of the Heisei Era (1989-2019) | International Library of Children's Literature, National Diet Librar

Commentary: Radioactive materials spread by the nuclear power plant incident are threatening not only people, but also the entire ecosystem. The creator, who is also a bird nest researcher, wrote this work about varied tits (birds), which continue to raise their children in the forests of Fukushima, and an old man who worriedly watches over them.