Tokyo Shuppan Co., Ltd. (Toranomon, Tokyo / President and CEO: Shinya Suzuki) is pleased to announce that an interview article with popular picture book author Kako Matsuo and a portion of her valuable original illustrations have been released on the Ehon Navi website.

Let's put our fingers in the holes and move the pop-ups. Now, what will happen?! Chiroru goes out with his friend Itachi and the little bird Pitch. They drive a train, ride a fire truck to rescue friends... And the destination is none other than!! That place everyone loves! It's full of exciting and fun pop-ups.

To commemorate the release of "Chiroru the Little Rabbit and Lots of Vehicles," we conducted a special interview with the author, Kako Matsuo.

This is a valuable interview that can only be seen here, covering the process of creating the stories of the cute Chiroru characters, the state of the production site, and Matsuo-sensei's thoughts on picture books.

It is exclusively available on the editor's blog on the Ehon Navi website: https://www.ehonnavi.net/. Please take a look!

Original illustrations considered for costumes and accessories during picture book production. They were reportedly always displayed in front of the work desk during production.

[Author Profile]

● Kako Matsuo

Born in 1989. Graduated from Joshibi University of Art and Design, Printmaking Course.

Her works include "Itsutsugo Usagi no Kissaten" (Iwasaki Shoten), "Pikachu to Hajimete no Tomodachi" (Shogakukan), "Niko Niko Ippai Aiueo" (Text by Kei Amano, Nagai Shoten), "Kousagi Chiroru no Suteki na Ichinichi" and "Wan Wan Nya Nya Doubutsu Ippai" (both Tokyo Shuppan).

Author's homepage: http://horo.ifdef.jp/

● "Chiroru the Little Rabbit and Lots of Vehicles"

Author: Kako Matsuo

Price: 1,980 yen (tax included)

Release Date: June 9, 2026

Format: 200 x 200 mm / 14 pages

ISBN: 978-4-86855-001-3

Publisher: Tokyo Shuppan Co., Ltd.

Tokyo Shuppan HP: https://www.tokyoshoten.net

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