酒井駒子 小さな世界

by Komako Sakai, 酒井駒子

今や定番となった『よるくま』(偕成社)、ブラチスラバ世界絵本原画展(BIB)で金牌を受賞した『金曜日の砂糖ちゃん』(偕成社)、名作を見事にリメイクした『ビロードのうさぎ』(ブロンズ新社)…。日本のみならず、世界からも新作絵本が待ち望まれる絵本作家・酒井駒子さんの作品は、まるで天からの贈り物のよう。子どもから大人まで心をとらえて離さない物語と、静ひつさをたずさえた芳醇で美しい絵。彼女の紡ぎ出す魔法に包まれた箱庭のような小さな世界を、酒井さんが自ら考えた10の言葉に導かれながら、一緒に旅しましょう。

96 pages, 単行本

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Komako Sakai was born in Hyogo, Japan, in 1966. After graduating from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Sakai worked at a kimono textile design company.

Komako Sakai is one of the most popular children’s author/illustrators in Japan. She has won awards around the world, including Japan Picture Book Prize, a Golden Plaque at the Biennial of Illustration in Slovakia, and a Silver Griffin in the Netherlands.

Reviews

[duniamimpigie Anggi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Compilation of Komako Sakai's illustrations with some bit articles about her private life.

I just stumbled upon this book while searching about Japanese children book and fell in love with Sakai's illustration which full of vintage and classical atmosphere. Although I have confidence in my knowledge about western children literature, now I realized that I don't know anything about Asian's children literature nor their illustrators (even though I am an Asian myself).
Last week, I went to an annual international book fair in my country and got a chance to see Korean children literature. It was amazing experience. I didn't know that Korea has so much beautiful and cute illustration books. Unfortunately, they were not for sale.

Well, I think it is a good time for me to add some more Asian children literature in my bookselves.

Anyways, I have been expecting a hardcover book, but got dissapointed because this one just has thin softcover. Furthermore, this book main content is illustrations, not story, so it just has one story that really short.