Abstract

What if "Hoshiya", who creates the stars that shine in the sky, was in space? "Hoshiya", who lives near a cosmic river, collects soap bubbles that float through space. These soap bubbles are the result of various emotions that fly out of our hearts, such as sadness, happiness, joy, and anger. "Hoshiya" collects the soap bubbles that fly out of our hearts, puts them in a bottle, puts them in a machine... freezes them, kneads them, rolls them, and hardens them to create star seeds. If you send the star seeds flying far away, they will become stars that sparkle and shine brightly in space. When we look at the stars, we feel happy, sad, or have a mysterious feeling. Perhaps the reason why stars are made up of soap bubbles that have flown out of everyone's hearts is because they are made up of soap bubbles that have flown out of everyone's hearts...

Author’s Information

Born in Nara Prefecture in 1951. Graduated from the Hokkaido University of Education, Department of Special Art. His picture books include "Napping Bug," "Yukkuri Bug," "Pooey the Ostrich" (Hikari no Kuni), the Crocodile series including "The Crocodile's Big Legs," "The Fish That Ate Chocolate" (BL Publishing), and "Because It Was So Wonderful" (written by Kudo Rain, Holp Publishing).