The Peculiar Life of a Children’s Writer

by Yoko Tomiyasu

A collection of essays, previously serialised on the Kaisei-sha website, by award-winning children’s writer Yoko Tomiyasu. These essays cover her boundless love for her family, the amazing bond between her mother and father, how the Tomiyasu family survived the war, and what prompted her to become a writer of books for children. These stories from her life, just as captivating as the stories she writes for young readers, reveal the life and loves of this much-loved author.

20 x 14 cm, 158 pages, Black-and-white illustrations and colour photograp
First published September 2018