There are at least one hundred apples. What does this mean? However, after reading the book, you realize that there can be not only a hundred apples, but also two hundred, two thousand, and twenty thousand apples. Going one step further, we realize that not only this apple, but also all objects in the world can have different meanings depending on how we look at them.

How does the author explain this topic, which feels somewhat philosophical and superficial, from the perspective of children?

When you open the book, a simple neighborhood scene unfolds. There is a townhouse, next to it is a fruit store, and next to it is another store. There are people running and walking, and there are also trees standing. In this black and white landscape, only one apple is showing its red color.

Next chapter. The person who was running hastily in the previous chapter is shown in close-up. The moment the man glances at the apples while running, he thinks of the apples he packed and carried with him every time he went on a picnic. As I look at the man rushing by, I think he must be an office worker. The farmer men who appear in the back page stop on the road and admire that the apples must have grown in a fertile field, while the painter is interested in the indescribable color of the apples.

In this way, people looking at the apple and thinking differently are depicted on the left, and the apple looking at the people and guessing their occupations is depicted on the right. Through simple composition and story, the philosophical content that all objects have different meanings for everyone is implicitly conveyed. The sight of an apple with its lovely color alone on a black and white screen is adorable.

Introduce :

Born in Hokkaido in 1939. After dropping out of Tokyo Design School, he has been illustrating magazines, picture books, and books. His works include <Everyone is Hungry>, <Dad>, <The Boy>, and <A Story of 100 Years in a Northern Village>.

Recent works:	… Total 7 types
Introduce :	He graduated from the Department of Japanese Language at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and is currently focusing on publishing editing and translation work. She translated various books, including 《The Secret of the World Map Seen on a Map》, 《A Hundred Apples》, 《Grandma's Soup》, 《Friend》, 《My Friend is a Monk》, and 《Regressive History》.