New, unread copy of "When Singing a Song" Perfect for a baby shower gift! "When Singing a Song" Michio Mado / Yoshie Watanabe Price: ¥2200 + tax Author/Editor Michio Mado (Author), Yoshie Watanabe (Illustrator) Product Description From the publisher: A gem of a book created by the universal poetry of Michio Mado, a national poet, and the illustrations of Yoshie Watanabe, a designer who continues to be active with her unique worldview. You can rediscover Mado's new worldview, which has a strong impression of children's songs, and experience the power of philosophical words and the art that expands from them. Content Introduction The world is so beautiful. A book born from hospital art. Author Information Michio Mado Poet. Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture on November 16, 1909. His real name is Michio Ishida. In 1934, a children's song submitted to a magazine under the pen name Michio Mado was selected as a special prize by Hakushu Kitahara. From 1948, he worked for Fujin Gaho-sha and then Kokumin Tosho Kankokai (now Child Honsha). He retired in 1959 and devoted himself to writing poetry. In 1968, his first published poetry collection, "Tempura Piripiri," won the Noma Children's Literature Award. In 1992, he received the Minister of Education Award for Art Encouragement, the Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award Grand Prize, and the Robo no Ishi Literature Award Special Prize for his "Complete Poems of Michio Mado." In 1994, he became the first Japanese recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writers, followed by the Asahi Award in 1998. He received the Maruyama Toyo Memorial Contemporary Poetry Award for his poetry collection "Umeboshi Remote Control" published in 2001, and the Japan Art Academy Award in 2003. He passed away on February 28, 2014, at the age of 104. Yoshie Watanabe Art director and designer. Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1961. Graduated from Yamaguchi University. After working for Draft, a design production company specializing in graphic design, she established KIGI in 2012 with art director Ryosuke Uehara. She designs graphics, textiles, and products including "D-BROS." #Gift #Present #BabyShowerGift