The snails that had been sleeping in the atelier finally woke up. It means they had been sleeping for half a year. An essay and illustration collection by a picture book author living in a satoyama, chronicling the joy of encounters with living creatures through pictures and text. A new edition published by Mainichi Shimbun in 1992. The obi (paper band) has some stains, but the main body has no stains, dirt, or folds. It is in very good condition. There are traces of a price tag from a used bookstore. A pamphlet from the Iwamura Kazuo Picture Book Forest Museum is included. #KazuoIwamura #Kazuo_Iwamura #Books #JapaneseLiterature/Essays