Message from Meguro City

You are a very special one and only person on this earth. Everyone in this city wishes you to cherish your feelings and grow happily and in good health.

To support children who will lead our community in the future, the adult citizens of Meguro City combined their efforts to create gMeguro Ordinance on Childrenh in December 2005. This ordinance includes the following 4 pledges: to create a community that support children, that ensures safe environment, where children can participate in community activities, and where each and every child is considered special and can grow up free from care.

Children can read the Meguro Ordinance on Children by his/ her own or have an adult read it for them, and in hope to further their understanding, an illustration book, Sugoiyo Nezumi-kun (You Did It, Timmy!) was published.

Message from Yuichi Kimura, the author of the book

Although the mouse in this book who always fails at everything he does and doesnft have any confidence has good qualities just like those that appear clever and strong such as the monkey and fox have their weaknesses also.
One thing for sure, every child can be a hero of a picture book. The important thing is that no matter how weak the voice may be, we need to listen attentively. I would like to watch over each of these children, and this story was written with this thought in mind.

About the Author

Yuichi Kimura,

currently an author of illustration and childrenfs books, was born in Tokyo, graduated from Tama Art University, taught formative education and was an advisor to childrenfs TV programs prior to becoming an author.

Awards Received for the work, gOne Stormy Nighth

Award received for the work, gKing of the Wolvesh
In addition to creating illustration and childrenfs books, he wrote stage plays and comic books as well as novels. He has published more than 500 works and many long sellers are read by children both in Japan and overseas.
Among his works are, gPicture Books of How to Play with Babies: 1-12 seriesh (Kaiseisha Publisher), gOne Stormy Nighth, g Wings on the Windh, g Medical Picture Book - seriesh (Kodansha Publisher), g King of the Wolvesh (Kaiseisha Publisher), g Embarrassing Secret of Wolf Guh (Doshinsha Publisher), gWhat Shall We Do Inside the Hole?h (Fukuinkan Shoten Publisher), and essay on parenting, gChildren Taught Us All the Important Thingsh (Shufu-no-tomo Publisher).
He was also a visiting professor at Junshin Womenfs College.
In April 2012, 6 networks of TV Tokyo began telecasting the animation program, gOne Stormy Night - Secret Friendsh.
Re-edited version of the same animation was released as a movie, gOne Stormy Night - Theater Selection- Encounter Versionh in November 2012 with gBonds of Friendship Versionh released in February 2013.

Atsuko Suzuki

Atsuko began her career as a creator after graduating from an art school. Her motto is to create fun and funny works of art. In addition to illustration works, she creates stories and does a wide range of work, basically for babies and young children. She lives in Tokyo and was the 4th year student of Yuyu Picture Book Course.