Komako sakai biography sample
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If you’re a fan, as I am, of the illustrations of Komako Sakai, the above spread might make you happy. It’s a sneak-peek at her newest illustrated title, which Enchanted Lion Books will release this November, a re-telling of Margery Williams’Velveteen Rabbit.
Komako is here this morning—with huge thanks to translator Yuki Kaneko (who also translated Yukiko Kato’s In the Meadow, which Sakai illustrated, and The Velveteen Rabbit)—to share with me a cyber-bowl of rice, miso soup, and pickled vegetables. To the left is her self-portrait.
Here is precisely what I love—with thanks to the New York Times for the words—about Komako’s artwork. For her 2009 title, The Snow Day (Arthur A. Levine Books), David Barringer over at the NYT wrote: “The art in The Snow Day is unpretty and mesmerizing. This world is dark, heavy, unsentimental and thick with…the bittersweet solitude of snow.”
“Unpretty and mesmerizing” might also cover some of Komako’s other titles (though heaven only knows she’s capable of breathtaking beauty as well)—the vibe in her books sometimes communicates such—but rest assured this is a compliment. Flying in t
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Komako Sakai Small World (Pooka+) book form JP
Komako Sakai Small World (Pooka+) book form JP
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Product description Contents (from "BOOK" database) "Yorukuma" (Kaiseisha), which has become a standard now, and "Friday Sugar-chan", which won a gold medal at the Bratislava World Picture Book Exhibition (BIB) ” (Kaiseisha), and “Velvet Rabbit” (Bronze Shinsha), a remake of a masterpiece. The works of picture book author Komako Sakai, whose new picture books are eagerly awaited not only in Japan but also around the world, are like a gift from heaven. A story that captures the hearts of both children and adults, and a mellow and beautiful picture with a calmness. Let's travel together in a small world like a miniature garden wrapped in magic that she spins, guided by 10 words that Ms. Sakai thought up herself. Author biography (from "Book author introduction information") Sakai/Komako Born in 1966 in Hyogo prefecture. Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Oil Painting. Picture book author. In 2004, "Kitsune no Kamisama" (written by Kimiko Aman, Poplar Publishing) won the 9th Japan Picture Book Award, and in 2005, "Sugar on Friday" (Kaiseisha) won a gold medal at the 2005 Bratislava International Picture Book Exhibition (BIB). I
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