It all started when I thought I was being clever when I thought to give Japanese children picture books translated into English as a gift to my friend's children who live in the US.
Then I realized I didn't know what books had been translated. Or where to buy them.
So I, of course, asked the internet via twitter and the lovely
Ru helped me out by pushing me in the right direction. And I suddenly realized that there were actually a lot of Japanese children books that have been translated. It was fun rediscovering my childhood favorites like
Guri and Gura,
The Gigantic Turnip, and
Swimmy (which is technically not from Japan, but it was still one of my favorites!).
We had a couple of these pictures books when we were little and I absolutely LOVED them! The illustrations are works of art and there is always so much too see each of it's pages. I knew this was the perfect children's book that both my friends and their children could enjoy together so I ordered a couple of these books. But I am seriously thinking about getting myself one for my library, too!
Aren't the illustrations beautiful? x