is a Japanese
children's book writer who is currently one of
Japan
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's most prolific
children's book illustrators and authors. He is a graduate of the
Kuwazawa Design Institute. His first children's picture book was published in 1973. He has published more than 400 books in Japan and his work has been widely translated into other languages.
Books published in English include ''
Everyone Poops'', ''Santa Through the Window'', ''Where's the Fish?'' and ''The Crocodile and the Dentist''.
He also provided songs for many children's shows, such as , written in 1987.
His children's book ''Over The Ocean'' was awarded the
Mildred L. Batchelder Award in 2017.
External links
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Medialynx Japan Co., Ltd
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Japanese children's writers
1945 births
Living people
People from Chōfu, Tokyo
Writers from Tokyo