● Be happy even in the winter when you stay at home

Compared to summer, it is difficult to go outside in winter.
Snow-covered playgrounds and icy roads are fun places for children, but they are also places where you need to be careful about accidents.
The air is cold, so you should wear thick clothes.
Short days and long nights also make outdoor activities difficult.
Moreover, unless the coronavirus situation calms down, it will not be easy to play outdoors with other children.
We have no choice but to stay at home and indoors for a long time.

The winter of the bear siblings in “What is Winter Like?” is similar.
Winter is always the same for the bear siblings.
After eating a lot, washing up cleanly, you have to get into a thick blanket and sleep all season long.
No matter how curious they are about winter, the sight of siblings unable to go outside reminds me of children who cannot easily go out and play.

The siblings, who thought they would sleep at home like that, opened their eyes to find a surprising winter.
Although they would not have been able to enjoy winter, all three siblings ended up having an exciting winter.
When your kids are bored and frustrated because they can't go out, read "What's Winter Like?" together.
Just like the bear siblings who had to sleep without being able to move had a fun winter, children will also be able to have a fun winter at home.

● The eternal romance, the dream of being surrounded by large snacks

Most children, whether they like to eat or hate to eat, love snacks.
Unlike rice, they are addicted to sweet and pretty snacks and sometimes annoy their parents by saying they won't eat rice and only eat snacks.
Eating a huge cake and visiting a hot spring and swimming pool filled with drinks is a long-standing childhood dream.
But it's not just a children's dream.
Because it is a dream that transcends age, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was able to captivate a large audience.

『What is Winter Like?』 is filled with romance.
There are cutely decorated ice cream snowmen, cotton candy trees blooming everywhere, and even a cocoa hot spring that seems like it will never dry out no matter how much you drink.
The scenery doesn't end here.

Spread "What's Winter Like?" with your children and enjoy the romance you've always dreamed of.
You will have a very enjoyable reading experience.
Perhaps it will also bring happy dreams to adults who still want to eat a huge cotton candy and jump into a chocolate river.

Noriko Kudo, a storyteller with delicate expressiveness

Noriko Kudo is a writer widely loved by children of all ages, from those who cannot read to those who are about to enter elementary school, and their guardians who read to them.
The characters in Noriko Kudo's works have expressions that are both blunt and humorous.
The vibrant imagination and delicate illustrations with soft colors combine with concise sentences to create a book that is easy to read and fun.

"What is Winter Like?" is a work that very well displays the characteristics of Noriko Kudo.
Although the sentences are concise, if you look at the pictures, you can see that there is a continuum of situations.
How can we distinguish children who dream? What changes have occurred in their rooms? Are the conversations of children who try countless snacks entirely contained in books?

In some ways, 『What is Winter Like?』 may seem easy because its content is so simple.
Children express tastes using simple onomatopoeia and mimetic words.
It's questionable whether it's expressing taste, but it feels more like a direct translation of what children say.
Mom and Dad's words are made up of adult words, and children's words are made up of children's words.
So, the title, “What is Winter Like?”, which expresses winter as a place for children who have never seen winter, is also understandable.
Discover the winter depicted by Noriko Kudo, who reveals delicacy even in short text.