Abstract

I want to quit playing soccer. Because I'm not getting any better. But my mom and dad support me so much, so I can't say anything like that. One day, I gathered up my courage and said, "I want to quit soccer! I want to quit soccer! Then, my mom and dad said something surprising.

Author’s Information

Illustrator, picture book artist, and copperplate artist. In 1992, he won the 10th GENKOSHA Illustration The Choice Award. Her picture book "Paris y es tu?" published in France in 2006 became a bestseller and is still sold in many bookstores and museums. In Japan, her books include "Globe Hakase no Sekai Heritage Maze no Tabi" (Gakken), "Boku wa shitteiru" (I know), and "Papa mo Mama mo Boku ga shinpai" (Imagination Plus).