Abstract

Picture book about a mysterious underwild cat (Uraoamote wildcat) that travels back and forth between the underworld and the front world, and his encounter with a girl.

The Underwild cat is fond of saying, “Well, from the underworld’s point of view, the underworld is the front world and the front world is the underworld.”
The universe of sky.
The universe of wind.
The universe of light.
A girl and a cat travel through various universes.
Beautifulness. Eternity. Solitude.
The world is depicted in this book.

Author’s Information

A writer, painter, and author of picture books from Maizuru, Kyoto who currently resides in Tokyo. At the age of 16, she went to the U.S. to study art. She is graduate of Musashino Art University in Tokyo and has had her works featured at several exhibitions and art fairs in Japan and abroad. These days she writes children’s books. In 2018 "Kuma madeno Osarai - process for becoming a little bear" was awarded the silver medal for "Best Book Design from all over the World" in Leipzig, Germany.