What I’m Doing at Kirkus This Week,
Plus What I Did Last Week, Featuring Komako Sakai
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as if saying goodbye to its mother.”
— From Lee’s The Lost Kitten, illustrated by Komako Sakai
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illustrated by Komako Sakai
This morning over at Kirkus, I’ve got the ladies on the mind. That is here.
Last week, I wrote here about two new illustrated books from Komako Sakai — Kimiko Aman’s The Fox Wish (Chronicle, March 2017) and Lee’s The Lost Kitten (Gecko, April 2017). I’m following up today with art from each book.
Enjoy!
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THE FOX WISH. Originally published in Japan in 2003 by POPLAR Publishing Co., Ltd., Tokyo. Text copyright © 2003 by Kimiko Aman. Illustrations copyright © 2003 by Komako Sakai. Illustrations reproduced by the publisher of the English edition, Chronicle Books, San Francisco.
THE LOST KITTEN. Original edition published in Japan by Bronze Publishing, Inc., Tokyo, © 2015 LEE, Komako Sakai. English language edition © Gecko Press Ltd 2017. Illustrations reproduced by permission of Gecko Press.
Oh, these illustrations are so pretty!
Joy and tears. That’s what Komako Sakai’s work brings. There is a spiritual element to her work. It goes right through me. Love her books! Thank you for this post!