[Mana Matsumi]
Born in Shizuoka prefecture,
grew up looking up at Mt.Fuji.
After graduating from university,
she worked at parent’s Neurology Clinic.
In 2011,
received an award of excellence
in The Third Be Ehon(=Picturebook) Award.
“The Black Bear, Blacky and the Huge Salmon”
In 2012,
in charge of the illustrations of the book
“Awaken the Brain!
Doodle notebook”
by Kenichiro Mogi
(Toyo Publishing).
[Be Ehon(=Picturebook) Award]
It was set up by the Be Ehon Award Committee
(Fuji TV KIDS, BS Fuji,
Pony Canyon, Fusosha Publishing Inc.)
in 2008.
It aims
“to create a new genre of Children’s Literature
that will narrate to children the dream,
courage and wonder.”
It recruits new unpublished picture books
and creative children’s stories,
and aims to publish and turn award of excellence pieces
into animated movies.
Selection committee members:
Yasushi Akimoto,
Kenichiro Mogi,
Soumun Takeda, and etc.
http://be-ehon.fujitvkidsclub.jp