Does it have to be this way? Not necessarily.

That can't be all there is to it.

《Is This an Apple? Maybe So.》《So Boring, So Boring》by Shinsuke Yoshitake! Ranked 4th in the "MOE Picture Bookshop Award" selected by 3,000 booksellers, and 2nd in the "Miraiya Picture Book Award" selected by 255 Miraiya bookstores in Japan, with sales exceeding 100,000 copies in the first 6 days of its Japanese release!
This one or that one, which do you choose? If you don't want either, just find a new one! Like or dislike? Good or bad? Are there only these two answers? Must it be this way? Not necessarily! Change your perspective, and you'll discover more fun and possibilities!
"Must it be this way? Not necessarily!" This is my catchphrase. I believe adults should help children "increase their options" as much as possible, showing them more possibilities. It's easy for us to worry about trivial matters and get down, but if we change our way of thinking, we'll find that ordinary daily life can also be very interesting. This is what I want to express in my picture books, and it's also my way of self-salvation. — Shinsuke Yoshitake
Nowadays, it seems difficult for everyone to imagine a beautiful future. I myself am sometimes bound by certain ingrained values, often feeling like "I must do this" or "I shouldn't do that." At such times, if someone could tell me "It's okay," I would feel relieved. At least in front of children, I hope to be the one who tells them "It's okay." — Shinsuke Yoshitake
No one knows what their future holds, so it's easy to imagine those "worries" about the unknown as "reality" in our minds. However, once you shift your perspective and start questioning "must it be this way," you'll become relaxed and happy. — Chieko Hashimoto, Japanese bookseller
Recommended by Chen Sai, chief writer for Sanlian Life Week; Ma Danqing, professor at Kobe International University; Li Zhengrong, gold-medal reading promoter; Wen Fei, MA in Creative Writing from the University of Pittsburgh; children's author Canran; children's book mom San Chuanling; Xiao Tu Da Cheng Zi; and picture book mom Haitong.
Synopsis:
Can you only use a spoon to drink soup? A conch shell could work too, right? Do you only have to go to kindergarten for school? The zoo could work too, right? Do you only wash your hair when you bathe? Walking in the rain could work too, right? If you run slowly, do you definitely not come in first place? Winning first place in a funny face contest could work too, right? Must it be this way? Not necessarily! Just change your perspective, and you'll discover more fun and possibilities!

2020-11-01

江苏凤凰少年儿童出版社

Giving Tree Children's Books

32

9787558420443