| Contents |
| Foreword |
Yukiko Saito |
3 |
| Introductory Notes |
4 |
| The Early Days of American Picture Books -The predecessors of Wanda Gag |
Shin'ichi Yoshida |
6 |
| Prosperous Years for American Picture Books: Wanda Gag and her contemporaries -The 1920s, 1930s, and during World War Ⅱ
|
Shin'ichi Yoshida |
27 |
| The Development of American Picture Books -The post-World War II period |
Okiko Miyake |
51 |
| The Maturity of American Picture Books -Maurice Sendak: Part I |
Shin'ichi Yoshida |
78 |
| Maturity of American Picture Books -Maurice Sendak: Part II |
Kari Haijima |
106 |
| A Fantasy World -The Masterful Narrative Techniques |
Tomomi Fujimoto |
122 |
| Reference Books on American Picture Books -From the ILCL collections |
Terumi Fukushi |
150 |
| Introduction of Picture Book Gallery |
Satoko Konuma |
165 |
| About the Speakers |
171 |
