Description ★ Japan Amazon Bestseller ★ Giving clear, easy-to-understand answers to children's big, deep questions! ★ A 'Question Picture Book' series that explores the principles of life — the mind, the future, and careers — while helping children grow ★ "It clearly resolves the questions and frustrations I've always had about the mind! You feel refreshed after reading it." "How wonderful it would have been if I had read this book as a child. If children encounter this book, they'll be able to grow up bright and strong." "I really recommend this for children going through conflicts with friends or family." "Has there ever been a book that explains the mind this clearly, scientifically, and at a child's eye level? It's so warm and gentle that even I, an adult, felt a lump in my throat while reading." What is the mind? Perceiving with the brain, exploring through questions — my puzzling mind Sometimes big, deep questions arise about the invisible mind. Why does the mind go from happy to sad? Why does it change every time we meet someone? What exactly is this mind that moves and shifts inside us every day? "What Is the Mind?" is a book that helps readers understand the essence of the mind by perceiving it through the brain and exploring it through questions. It carefully asks and answers questions about the mind that everyone has and that moves every day, approaching the structure and principles of the mind. It takes a scientific approach to how the mind works and changes, offering clear answers. Shall we explore the principles of the mind? The answer lies in words and the memory drawer! The picture book's main character, Soi, feels that even though the mind is invisible, it definitely exists. So she keeps asking questions. Is the mind hot? Cold? Hard? Soft? As Soi explores the mind, she learns how to express it and comes to realize how deeply the mind connects with her world. What reveals the mind is 'words.' Sharing thoughts through words is how relationships with others begin, and by putting vague feelings of dislike into specific words, we can come to understand our own minds more clearly. If 'words' are the means of expression, the 'memory drawer' is the means of storage. Author Hosokawa Tenten conveys the principles of the mind in an easy way through the new concept of the 'memory drawer.' Just like the drawers found in every home, where things are stored and taken out and opened and closed with ease, the memory drawer works the same way. Special feelings pile up and are stored neatly in the drawer, and we can take out those memories anytime to do even better than before. On the day Soi succeeds at double under jump rope, which she learned from a friend, a memory drawer labeled 'accomplished' is created. Whenever she feels like she might fail, she can open that memory drawer in her mind anytime. By looking back on the past through the mind, we can grow and become even better than before. The mind is made up of 'words' and 'memory drawers,' but just as people think and feel differently, the shape of the drawers and the experiences stored inside them differ from person to person. That's why it's important to look closely at our own minds and also carefully consider the minds of others. In this way, "What Is the Mind?" concretely conceptualizes the mind at a child's eye level and gently teaches the principles and value of the mind. Child readers can steadily explore their minds, realize how their own mind differs from others', and learn to build healthy relationships by facing each other properly. The World I Build Through My Mind A 'Question Picture Book' that explores the principles of life and helps children grow Our minds are moving today, too. They especially change this way and that whenever something happens around us. Since the mind can feel sad now but become joyful later, it's okay not to be bound by uncomfortable feelings. The most important thing is to accept our minds just as they are. "What Is the Mind?" considers the hearts of readers who are struggling and approaches their questions kindly and sincerely. Thanks to this, children can find ways to fully understand, cherish, and love their own minds. The book answers questions clearly through soft, warm illustrations, an easy and delightful comic-style format, and gentle question-and-answer text.