Name: Cats at Every Turn. Machida Naoko Works
SKU: 978-4861528972
Price: 2750 JPY
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Long-awaited art book by popular picture book artist, Naoko Machida. This book contains picture book drawings, book covers, and original picture work from her debut to her latest work. It also includes her latest work, a newly drawn mini picture book (8 pages).

Naoko Machida is a popular picture book artist of the moment. Her works with detailed descriptions and bold compositions have created a world with depth in her picture books. She has released a series of highly acclaimed works, including “Iru no inai no” (A ghost story book), a collaboration with Kyogoku Natsuhiko, which has been the talk of the town for years.

Machida’s motto is “Cats at Every Turn”. Even in various stories seemingly unrelated to cats, such as fairy tales and Tono Monogatari (Tales of Tono), if you look closely, you will find that cats appear as supporting characters.

In recent years, she has drawn numerous picture books in which cats appear, astonishing viewers with her delicate brushwork. The cats depicted in her books, from their fur to their gestures, are precisely rendered and show her keen eye for observation and affection for the cats that live with her.

◉ Includes an interview with the latest author (in Japanese).
◉ Book design by Idea Oshima

Category：Japanese Art Book, Japanese Illustration Book, Japanese Picture Book

Tag：cat

Pages：: 168
ISBN：: 978-4861528972
Release Date:: August, 2022
Language:: Japanese
Publisher:: Seigensha

Author profile

Naoko Machida

Born in Tokyo in 1968. She is a painter and picture book author.
She graduated from Musashino Art University Junior College. Her picture book works include “Urashima Taro” (Akane Shobo), “Match Urino Shojo” (Froebel-kan), ghost story picture book “I’m there, he’s not there” and “Azuki Togi” (both Iwasaki Shoten). and so on.

Her picture books featuring cats include “Nekozume no Yoru” (Iwasaki Shoten), “A Cat Without a Name” (Komine Shoten), “Neko to Neko” (Kogumasha), and “Neko wa rusuban” (Holpu Publishing). She continues to draw picture books that are loved by many readers.