Abstract

On a full moon night, a group of lone wolves gather out of nowhere. "I don't like friends, I'm just a wolf." Even though the wolf has sharp eyes and acts tough, when he falls asleep, he starts to talk in his sleep about his true feelings... What is the secret that only Grandma Raccoon knows, but that even the wolves don't know? A picture book that will make you love the lone wolf.

Author’s Information

Uchida Rintaro: Born in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture in 1941. He won the Picture Book Nippon Award for "Upside-Down Lion" (Doshinsha), the Shogakukan Children's Publishing Culture Award for "The Lying Moon" (Bunkeido), and the Japan Picture Book Award for "Gatagoto Gatagoto" (Doshinsha). In addition to picture books, he has also written many other stories and poetry collections. Other major works include the "We're Friends!" series (Kaiseisha), "Mother's Heart" (Kosei Publishing), "Very Good Things" (Crayon House), "Ponpon" (Suzuki Publishing), the "Words Dondon" series, and "Mother's Monster" (Hikari no Kuni). Iino Kazuyoshi: Born in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture in 1947. His picture books include the "Kurozumi Kotaro's Travel Diary" series (Crayon House), "In the Water" (Komine Shoten, winner of the 20th Japan Picture Book Award), "Fuyoko-chan the Windlord" (Rironsha), and the "Asataro the Onion Bouzu" series (Fukuinkan Shoten, winner of the 49th Shogakukan Children's Publishing Culture Award for the first volume), and his illustrations include the "Little Suzuna Princess" series (Kaiseisha, winner of the 11th Akaitori Illustration Award) and "Me, the Mountain and the Sheep's Sweater" (Kaiseisha, winner of the Taihei Award for the 70th Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award). He travels around the country dressed as a traveler, giving picture book reading lectures.