Qian Shi's Grove

"The Cedar Grove" Illustrated by Hideo Itoh
　　One day, Kenju began planting cedar saplings on land that no one believed in. Villagers mocked him, and his neighbors even forced him to cut down trees. But Kenju never gave up, protecting this forest. After Kenju's death, the forest continued to thrive beautifully, as if proving to the world who was truly worthy of respect…

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　　Wow! This is my favorite illustration of "The Restaurant of Many Orders" I've ever seen! Not only that, the interpretations by Arai Ryoji and Ken Katayama, whom I already admire, also bring the vitality of Kenji Miyazawa's fairy tales to a fervent overflow. —Yu Pei-Yun (Associate Professor, Institute of Children's Literature, National Taitung University)

　　Kenji Miyazawa's fairy tales transcend reality and subvert worldly conventions. In Japan, picture book creators all aspire to have a work with their name placed alongside Kenji Miyazawa's. They grew up reading Kenji Miyazawa's works, gaining courage to anticipate the future from the imagination of these stories. After becoming acclaimed artists, they then add their own style to Kenji Miyazawa's stories, accompanying the younger generation as they grow up. —Lai Jia-Ling (Writer, Picture Book Critic)