The Creators
Four mothers came together and poured lots of love into this book.
We would like to thank our wonderful friends and families for their constant support and encouragement.
Mai
Takeda
Author
President of a planning and design company that incorporates women’s perceptions, with a focus on “capturing women’s hearts.” She found weaning her son quite challenging and wrote this storybook based on her own experience.
Yukiko
Ito
Translator
Lives in Sydney. After graduating from a South African university, she worked as a reporter for a news agency for about 10 years, mainly in Tokyo. She currently works as a freelance writer, translator and editor. She is also qualified to teach English at Japanese primary schools.
Michi
Imai
Illustrator
After studying copperplate printing in Paris, she returned to Japan and became a freelance illustrator. Her illustrations are used in a variety of media including magazines, books and advertisements. She is the author of Delicious Watercolor Illustrations (Oishii suisai irasuto). Atelierstella
Ayumi Takamura
Illustrator
After working as an office worker and for a website creation company, she became a freelance illustrator. Her illustrations are soft and gentle, encompassing various genres.
