Abstract

The time children and their parents spend together keeps them alive. A bear family's child-raising story will make you cherish and proud of each moment you spend with your children.

The ultimate goal of raising children is to bring them up to be independent from their parents. Parents also need to become independent from their children. The days they spend together to achieve the goal will give parents and their children zest for life. The ecology of the Asian black bear whose child-raising period lasts only two years represents how short the time parents spend with their children is. In addition to the careful depiction of the growth of the adorable baby bear Polo, the detailed drawings of colorful plants are also worth a look! Target age: 4-5 years and older.

Author’s Information

While studying English literature at university, he studied under the Western-style painter Sugiura Yuji. He began his career as a writer around 1994. He mainly writes picture books about natural science, focusing on plants and animals. His works include "Wildflower Picture Book," "Living Creatures Picture Book" (Asunaro Shobo), and "Heart Sutra Picture Book" (Shunjusha). His translations include "Words of the World that Cannot be Translated" (Sogensha). "Blue Duck" won the Translation Award at the 67th Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Awards. He lives in Kyoto City.