[New Book Information] Picture Book to Learn About the Dangers of Water! The 5th Installment in the 'Protecting Children Series' to Prepare for Water Accidents and Disasters: 'Don't Panic! Water is Scary, Water is Dangerous!' (Text and Supervision by Naho Kiyonaga / Illustrations by Wakame Ishizuka) Released June 12!

Iwasaki Shoten Product Page: https://www.iwasakishoten.co.jp/book/b10168771.html

A picture book to learn about the dangers of water! Reading it or not could make all the difference!

Natural disasters are becoming more severe each year. We live with anxiety about when our homes might be submerged or when people might be swept away by water. This picture book teaches children how to protect themselves from water accidents and disasters.

It guides them through rules for safely enjoying pools and rivers, how to react when drowning, and simulates the fear of water flooding into homes, offering ways to avoid such situations.

Knowing just this will allow them to act calmly and protect their lives.

This is a book that can serve as a starting point for families to read together and plan how to respond.

Reading it or not could make all the difference!

● Content Introduction

Water accidents and disasters. People can drown or be swept away by water at any time. It's important to know the actions and mindset to take in preparation for unpredictable events.

If you start to drown, relax your body and float.

If there are warnings for floods, prepare to evacuate early.

Knowing what to do in an emergency can save your life.

It teaches these skills with pictures, manga, and easy-to-understand text for each scenario.

【Pool】

Today, I came to the pool with Dad. I love playing in the water!

While swimming, my leg cramped and I started to drown! What should I do?

【River Play】

Today, we're all playing in the river!

Where is it dangerous? Let's look!

【Pool】【River Play】

【Heavy Rain】【Flood】

It's raining heavily, and the nearby river might overflow!

What should we do then?

【Heavy Rain】【Flood】

Let's learn about the dangers of water accidents and disasters and how to deal with them!

A picture book for parents and children to read together, teaching how to protect themselves from water accidents and disasters.

Includes a detailed explanation at the end: 'What Parents Should Know to Protect Children from Water Accidents and Disasters'.

● Bibliographic Information

Title: 'Don't Panic! Water is Scary, Water is Dangerous!'

Text and Supervision: Naho Kiyonaga

(Representative Director of NPO Experience-Based Safety Education Support Organization / Director of Step Research Institute Co., Ltd., Ph.D. in Education)

Illustrations: Wakame Ishizuka

Publisher: Iwasaki Shoten Co., Ltd.

Price: 1,540 yen (1,400 yen + tax)

Format: A4 variant, 32 pages

Release Date: June 10, 2026

ISBN: 978-4-265-83262-0

Iwasaki Shoten Product Page: https://www.iwasakishoten.co.jp/book/b10168771.html

Product Introduction Video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3vC8VCVTj4Q

● Also Recommended! Series of Books for Protecting Children

Text and Supervision: Naho Kiyonaga / Illustrations: Wakame Ishizuka

*Click on the book title to go to the bibliographic information page.

In Dangerous Times: No, No, I Won't Go

What are 'dangerous people' and 'dangerous places'?

Big Earthquake: Search, Run, and Protect

A picture book that explains 'Earthquake! What to do?'

At Home: Don't Touch, Don't Open, Don't Climb

Let's protect children from accidents at home!

Watch Out, Danger! Look Carefully, Stop, Left and Right

A picture book that teaches about where and when traffic accidents are likely to occur on the way to school.

● Author Profiles

Text and Supervision / Naho Kiyonaga

Representative Director of NPO Experience-Based Safety Education Support Organization

Director of Step Research Institute Co., Ltd., Ph.D. in Education

Conducts research on protecting lives from crime, disasters, and traffic accidents, and has served on committees for universities, the government, and local authorities. Provides unique safety education at various municipalities, kindergartens, nursery schools, and elementary schools. Her books include 'No, No, I Won't Go: A Safety Class for Parents to Teach Children to Protect Themselves', picture books 'In Dangerous Times: No, No, I Won't Go', 'Big Earthquake: Search, Run, and Protect', 'At Home: Don't Touch, Don't Open, Don't Climb', and 'Watch Out, Danger! Look Carefully, Stop, Left and Right' (Iwasaki Shoten), all of which are popular. Her other works include 'Protecting Kindergartens and Children from Crime' (Meito) and 'Protecting Yourself from Danger: Schools, Commuting Routes, Playgrounds, Homes' (Supervision/Partial, Iwasaki Shoten), among many others.

Illustrations / Wakame Ishizuka

Illustrator. Mother of two.

Parenting picture diary blog: https://wakame-enikki.net/

Her books include 'Mainichi ga Ikuji Jesus!!' (Shufu no Tomo Co., Ltd.).