An environmental library of Japanese picture books for children published after 1945. Books whose heroes are anthropomorphized landscapes, plants, natural objects, insects, and other more-than-human actors aim to explore how ehon convey a relationship to nature and the living world. With the hope that when a mountain has a face, it is not so easy to start digging into it.
Autumn has arrived and little acorn Tumbler has jumped down from his tree. He sings a song as he goes and meets more acorns along the way — all different shapes and sizes — and together they set off on an adventure. But watch out: a hungry squirrel is lying in wait! In the end the acorns hide in the ground and in spring they sprout into new trees.
Autumn has arrived and little acorn Tumbler has jumped down from his tree. He sings a song as he goes and meets more acorns along the way — all different shapes and sizes — and together they set off on an adventure. But watch out: a hungry squirrel is lying in wait! In the end the acorns hide in the ground and in spring they sprout into new trees.
Autumn has arrived and little acorn Tumbler has jumped down from his tree. He sings a song as he goes and meets more acorns along the way — all different shapes and sizes — and together they set off on an adventure. But watch out: a hungry squirrel is lying in wait! In the end the acorns hide in the ground and in spring they sprout into new trees.
Autumn has arrived. Whoops, roly-poly. Rolly jumped down from his tree.
Autumn has arrived and little acorn Tumbler has jumped down from his tree. He sings a song as he goes and meets more acorns along the way — all different shapes and sizes — and together they set off on an adventure. But watch out: a hungry squirrel is lying in wait! In the end the acorns hide in the ground and in spring they sprout into new trees.
Rolly has a pointy little head and a round little bottom — acorns are round after all! He sings a song as he goes.
Autumn has arrived and little acorn Tumbler has jumped down from his tree. He sings a song as he goes and meets more acorns along the way — all different shapes and sizes — and together they set off on an adventure. But watch out: a hungry squirrel is lying in wait! In the end the acorns hide in the ground and in spring they sprout into new trees.
More acorns came from the other direction. "Hello! We are Rollys too!" "Wow, so now there are three of us Rollys!"
Autumn has arrived and little acorn Tumbler has jumped down from his tree. He sings a song as he goes and meets more acorns along the way — all different shapes and sizes — and together they set off on an adventure. But watch out: a hungry squirrel is lying in wait! In the end the acorns hide in the ground and in spring they sprout into new trees.
Rolly has a pointy little head and a round little bottom — acorns are round after all! The Rollys sing a song as they go.
Autumn has arrived and little acorn Tumbler has jumped down from his tree. He sings a song as he goes and meets more acorns along the way — all different shapes and sizes — and together they set off on an adventure. But watch out: a hungry squirrel is lying in wait! In the end the acorns hide in the ground and in spring they sprout into new trees.
"Hey, you won't catch us! Being eaten by a squirrel? No way. Run for it!" The Rollys started rolling and ran as fast as their little legs could carry them.
Autumn has arrived and little acorn Tumbler has jumped down from his tree. He sings a song as he goes and meets more acorns along the way — all different shapes and sizes — and together they set off on an adventure. But watch out: a hungry squirrel is lying in wait! In the end the acorns hide in the ground and in spring they sprout into new trees.
In spring Rolly sprouts and grows up to the sky — acorns turn into trees.
"Rolly has a pointy little head and a round little bottom — acorns turn into trees."