Connections with Others: What to Do in These Moments

If You Ever Feel Ugly

edited by The Japan Children’s Literature Association

illus. by Ichiro

What should you do if someone calls you ugly and you start to hate yourself? What if you and your friend end up having the same favourite idol? What if you and your parents can’t see eye to eye? This collection of short stories by five authors – Shinobu Ozeki, Yuko Nagae, Itsuko Sato, Ema Miyashita, and Mutsumi Ishii – offers comforting support for the struggles of human relationships.

19 x 13 cm, 174 pages, Black-and-white illustrations
First published January 2025