fish classmate

Yu classmate likes to go to school, but he has a big trouble that no one knows about

★3rd place in the 15th MOE Picture Book Store Awards 2022★

Classmate Yu is a primary school student, and he also has to walk to school today.

As a fish, you have to make a lot of preparations before going out to school every day:

First, you have to put on tight waterproof rubber pants and make sure to wear a glass helmet.

Then you can set foot on land, apply cream on your fins and put on rubber shoes.

Only then was I finally able to step out of the house and walk to school all the way.

Although it is very hard, Mr. Yu enjoys spending time in school.

He likes to learn new things,

I like to play with my good friends after class,

I like to have lunch with everyone at noon.

But there was only one thing he didn't like in school...

The story describes what some parents and adults might consider to be ordinary minor setbacks, but in the world of children they are extremely huge difficulties. Together with your peers and friends, you can lend a helping hand and learn how to get along with and resolve difficulties.

Mako Shiotani, a Japanese picture book creator who has attracted much attention in recent years, has followed the works of "The Troublemaker in the Attic Room" and "Egg Diary". Once again, with gentle and lovely hand-painted brushstrokes and full of childlike whimsy, a clear and pink diverse fantasy worldview is created that both adults and children want to live in.

Recommended by all walks of life

"The troubles we encounter in daily life will become nutrients for growth. We are also fish classmates."──Ms. Mizuichi & Mori

"The story is set in an imaginary world full of fantasy elements. The fish characters living in the water enter the campus in a way that subverts imagination and take classes with different creatures. At first glance, these settings are far from the real life of human beings, but the desire The various emotions such as the anticipation of experiencing new things, the tears of unwillingness, the joy of making friends for the first time, and the joy of getting out of trouble are exactly the same as the experiences that everyone has had, and they will surely resonate with readers. "── Moderator of "Picture Book. Little Days"│Guo Fu

"Yu-san's troubles are also troubles that many people have had. Everyone in the book accepts this depression with a soft heart. The incredible world where humans and fish coexist shows different lifestyles, ideas, things they are good at and things they are not good at. , different rays of light will shine into a beautiful spectrum. The water-like picture lightly brings out aspects such as understanding, friendship, and differences between people, allowing people to think about their own existence and the diversity of society in an atmosphere full of imagination and fantasy."─ ─ Moderator of "Picture Book Planet 212-7"│Lan Yiqin

"To make children who are 'fearful of school' and 'reject school' fall in love with going to school, it is definitely not about forcing them to 'return to school', but about turning the child's frustration into a sense of accomplishment. At this time, friendly adjustments to the environment or support from friendships will Be the most steadfast and warm force!──Founder of the Japanese picture book parent-child reading club│Blueberry Mommy