Good day today too

Let’s meet little Yunseo’s bright and healthy appearance!
Yunseo's father is a painter and his mother is an office worker. Every morning, Yunseo rides her bike to kindergarten with her dad. She feels good on the way to kindergarten with the cool breeze. She greeted her neighbor’s grandmother warmly and said “Hello!” to the friends she met on the way to kindergarten. and say hello first. After arriving at kindergarten, I play house with my friends, go on an outing, and eat a delicious lunch. After having fun playing with her friends and taking a nap, it's time to go home with her mom.
The road home is another play paradise for Yunseo. Vegetable shops, butcher shops, in front of vending machines, walls, and streets are all interesting when seen through Yunseo’s eyes. In the evening, the whole family gathers again and has a good time.

A warm and friendly glimpse into daily life
Yunseo is always cheerful when she wakes up in the morning, says goodbye to her mother, and arrives at kindergarten with her father. He is a little boy who knows how to greet people and friends he meets on his way to and from kindergarten by saying “I’ll have a nice trip” or “Hello!” Nowadays, as the number of dual-income families increases and people spend more time with their friends at kindergarten rather than with mom and dad, Yunseo's friendly daily life, brightening her day in a positive way, is portrayed with comfort and warmth. Parents can enjoy a precious opportunity to understand their children's minds by calmly capturing the lives that our children experience around us through the living, breathing story of Yoon-seo.

A pleasant day seen from a child's perspective
Children who are shorter than adults are viewed differently from adults. In 『A Good Day Today』, you can see the world of Akiko Hayashi's paintings, which is created through the eyes of our children. Although it is Akiko Hayashi's early painting from over 20 years ago, it still touches our hearts and makes us feel nostalgic. Yun-seo's appearance, which accurately expresses every aspect of what a child can think and see, without missing a single detail, really looks like the child next to us in the neighborhood.

Author's Story (Toshiko Kanzawa)
A day seen through the eyes of a child
It's been a long time since I raised a child, so my memories are vague. Now, I am a grandmother with 6 grandchildren, and each age range is from 3 to 10 years old. Since my daughters go to work, I sometimes have to take my grandchildren to kindergarten and come home with them. Some days I ride my bike, and some days I return home on foot. Walking is especially enjoyable in spring. My young grandson loves to see flowers coming out of cracks in the bricks and shouts with joy, so there are days when he deliberately turns around a long way to show me other flowers.
Children also find tangerines that have fallen down the shelf at the vegetable store. Also, it is a child to see a cat hiding under a shelf, and a child is also a child to look at the entrance where the products come out when passing by a vending machine. You will think that the entrance where the money comes out is a fun hole because it is just right for your child's eye level. When you walk with your child like this, you can see new things that were previously invisible. Things like glass bead necklaces in the cracks of broken bricks and flower petals and grass blades on top are all done by children and make you smile.

Kanzawa Toshiko
Born in Fukuoka, Japan in 1924, he grew up in Hokkaido and graduated from the Department of Literature at Bunka Gakuen. He has created poetry, children's songs, and fairy tales for many years, and has won the Mobile Children's Literature Award, the Japan Children's Writers' Association Award, and the Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award Grand Prize. His works include 『Grandpa the Frying Pan』, 『The Adventures of the Little Sword』, 『Good Night, See You Tomorrow』, 『What Are Good Things?』, 『Seal Temperature』, 『Grandma's Spoon』, and 『Firefly』.

Akiko Hayashi
Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1945, he graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Education, Yokohama National University. His works, which depict the vivid facial expressions and actions of children, are loved by many people and are read by generations, and have received awards such as the Nippon Award and the Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award. His works include 『Iseul's First Errand』, 『Sooni and Her Younger Brother』, 『My Little Brother in the Hospital』, 『Bathing is Fun』, and 『Eunji and Fluffy』.