Abstract

Come here on a sad night.
The mysterious “Picture Book Bar” will soothe tired adults.

Embark on a journey to find “truth and love” hidden in nostalgic picture books.

Picture Book Bar "Crayon” is located in a corner of downtown.
Yura Aoyagi goes there in search of a book entrusted to her by her late grandfather.
The bar's customers are all adults who have left something important behind in the past.
A man who is immersed in memories of his cat, an office worker who has a conflict with her own mother, a mother who is over-involved with her son, and a husband who is busy taking care of his wife...

The sad goodbyes, the unspoken words, and the courage to face tomorrow can all be found in those picture books.

With the picture book in hand, they step into the labyrinth of their own hearts.

This is a story for “lost adults” to recover their “true selves.
A heartwarming and moving story!

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Author’s Information

Lives in Tokyo. Debuted with “Taiyo no akubi (Yawn of the Sun)” which won the Media Works Bunko Award at the 16th Dengeki Novel Award. Her books include “Mahoutsukai no Herb Tea (Wizard's Herb Tea)” and “Manekineko Jinja no Tentekomai na Hibi (The Manekineko Shrine's Busy Days)” (both published by KADOKAWA), “Kimagure Shokudo: Kamisama ga Kureta Kyujitsu (Whimsical Diner: The Holiday God Gave Me)” (Tokyo Sogensha), “Professor Toshiko Hizumi and I to Y no Sekai (Professor Toko Hizumi, Me and the World of Y)” (Futami Shobo), and many others.