Shinsuke Yoshitake's new work becomes an instant bestseller!
The adorable quiz battle between mom and child begins!

In 2017, we heard that Shinsuke Yoshitake's "I Shouldn't Have Taken Off My Clothes" won a special prize at the Bologna Ragazzi Award, which is considered the most prestigious children's picture book award.
Shinsuke Yoshitake, one of the most notable authors in recent years, has been exporting his works to Asia, including Korea, Japan, and China, as well as all over the world, and his fame is growing by the day.
This year, we bring you another picture book with a unique and imaginative feel, following in the footsteps of “I Shouldn’t Have Taken It Off.”
The cover of the recently released 『You Can Be Anything』 features a child with a proud expression, wearing a cape.
Even before opening the book, it arouses anticipation about what kind of new and enjoyable story it will bring us this time.


The child tells his mother, who is folding the laundry, that he has a good idea and that he will give her a question to answer. At this point, the mother's response of "Again?" makes people laugh.
You can guess that your child thinks of dozens of things to do and asks questions every day, and in that one short word, you can read the mother's secret worry about what kind of unexpected idea her child will come up with this time.
Then, the game begins with a promise not to get angry even if you don't get it right, with an insecure tone of voice.
But as the game progresses, the mother fails to get any of the answers right, and the child begins to get angry.
Even though it's such an easy problem, why doesn't Mom understand it? The child gets angry and asks, "Just try to put yourself in my shoes." The mother, equally angry, asks how she could possibly know.
It is a common sight in the relationship between mothers and children, as they are both frustrated with each other, and it evokes empathy and laughter.


And, since the book is structured so that a problem is posed in the previous scene and the answer is shown when the next page is opened, readers of this book will also be able to have fun guessing the answer while wondering together with their mothers what the problem is.
As a work that shares the same theme as "I Shouldn't Have Taken Off My Clothes," which was said to be "the book that children will love more than any other work by the author," "Anything Can Be" will also provide readers with fresh and enjoyable fun.

A child who can overcome the barriers of thought and become anything
A picture book that teaches us the value of creativity!

Shinsuke Yoshitake's unique charm of capturing everyday events, objects, and actions to tell his own unique stories is fully demonstrated in this book.
The child observes things with his or her own unique and creative perspective and quizzes the mother about it.
A novel imagination that adults would never dare to think of.
I am amazed by the pure and unique thoughts of children who are not confined by that framework.
When will children with infinite potential, who could have become Superman or Wonder Woman, start to think in a stereotypical way, and when will thinking differently from others become strange and scary?
And aren't we being forced to think and act the same way in the name of being adults and in the name of common sense?

Perhaps creativity isn't something that can be nurtured, but something that all children already possess.
If many adults weren't embarrassed by children's absurd questions and dismissed their behavior as incomprehensible, wouldn't each child be able to develop their own unique and rich thinking?
I guarantee that we will be able to meet more Yoshitake Shinsukes as we cherish the unique originality and creativity of these children.
In Yoshitake Shinsuke's picture books, we are surprised by the ingenuity and fall in love with the loveliness. This is not forced, but a natural imagination, and the author unravels points that we easily overlook or miss with his own delicate observation.
『Anything is Possible』 will also allow you to fully immerse yourself in the author's unique perspective and fun.
And as the author hopes, his work will meet the reader's experience and be born as his own work for each individual.
This book, "Anything is Possible," will also be born as a new kind of fun by combining it with each reader's experience.