Akiko Miyakoshi was born in Saitama, on the island of Honshu in Japan. She began creating picture books while studying visual communication design at Musashino Art University. Her first picture book, The Storm, won the Nissan Children's Storybook and Picture Book Grand Prix.
... child readers will ... view the potential journey with
anticipation.--Booklist Online
... evocative and dreamlike ...--Kirkus Reviews
... offers young minds ample space to wonder and wander on their
own.--New York Times
A quiet story that can spark group discussions about youngsters'
dreams and ways to follow them.--School Library Journal
Miyakoshi's dreamy vision of a smoothly functioning society
inhabited entirely by animals creates an enchantment all its
own.--Publishers Weekly
This is an exceptional book that adult readers will enjoy for
themselves and enjoy sharing with the young people in their
lives.--CM Magazine
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