Abstract

Rose loves to draw pictures.
Tomorrow is her mother's birthday.
Rose promised to give her picture to her mother as a birthday gift, but she couldn't draw a nice one.
Rose woke up before dawn and looked at the sky.
A little boy came down to her windowsill and said,
“I'm Mark. Let's go find something nice to draw in your picture.”

They jump around the town, climb up fountains, climb up towers, and so on.
They are followed by a cat, a toy king, a mermaid and a soldier.

Rose and Mark enjoy playing around a town which reminds of a beautiful old German city.
Colorful picture book with fantastical images which expands children's world of imagination.

Author’s Information

| Takeshi Matsumoto |
Born in 1951. Art and picture book critic, author, visiting professor at Yokohama College of Art, and permanent advisor to Chihiro Art Museum. A member of the Art Critics Circle and Japan PEN Club. The founder of Chihiro Art Museum Tokyo in 1977 and Azumino Chihiro Art Museum in 1997.

| Ayuko Tanaka |
Author-illustrator who lives in France.
Got her MA from Chelsea College of Arts, University of Arts London.
Published several picture books and illustrated children’s anthologies and book jackets, mostly in Japan and Germany. Some of her books have been translated into Chinese and Korean. Living with her husband in Europe for the last ten years. After three years in Berlin, she settled in the suburbs of Paris. In 2000, she received a special mention at Bologna Children’s Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition. Since 2024, she has been with Red Fox Literary USA as an independent author/artist. Instragram @ayukotanaka.