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Little Leopard 57

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is one of the leopards in the zoo.

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It doesn’t want to stand out,

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because other leopards warned it,

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“Humans like it when the leopards look fierce.”

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“If you don’t conform to their imaginations,

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they will turn you into clothes and scarves.”

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Since then, Little Leopard 57 tried everything

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to imitate others and fit in,

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even digging a hole to hide itself.

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Unexpectedly,

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it dug a tunnel that led to the outside of the zoo.

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I think the story of Little Leopard 57

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was born out of my own story.

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At home, I was different from my sister

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at a young age.

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I was different from my parents.

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But I am very grateful that

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my parents never

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compared me to my sister.

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Not once.

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I think writing diaries helped me a lot.

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I can

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write very freely,

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and it gave me a lot of space to create.

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In fact,

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I didn’t really enjoy writing as a kid.

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It was my sister who loved to read.

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I wanted something in common with her,

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to have something to talk about.

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So that’s why

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I got into the habit of diary-keeping

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around middle school.

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After keeping a diary and observing others,

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I started to better remember

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what other people say.

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I would observe what’s going on around me,

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what the teacher said,

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what happened to the kid across the street…

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I would write it all down,

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draw it out,

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and show it to my sister.

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This was, I think,

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the biggest turning point for me

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to show my writing to others.

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When an author is writing children’s stories,

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we are actually

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looking at the world as if

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we are the children.

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Writing as a child,

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for the child,

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I feel like we have a lot in common.

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I enjoy writing happy stories

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or even some suspenseful stories,

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to make the children feel that

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reading is very enjoyable.

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I hope reading can provide

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some companion for the children.

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When I’m writing,

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my favorite part is

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creating a protagonist

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who lives with me every day,

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so it feels like I have a new friend

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and my life is full of

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interesting things.

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Children actually sometimes

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go through a lot

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without us knowing.

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The book, “Code Detective Society,”

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is about a young boy,

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when facing a potential divorce between his parents,

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what his worries are.

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Hopefully, this story of

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the protagonist and his group of friends

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can accompany them through

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hardship or happiness,

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and also, through this story,

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begin to identify some of the

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love signals from their mom and dad.

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Perhaps they don’t normally see it.

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These signals can be awakened

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so that they know they are loved.

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Sometimes, I miss my dad

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even if he is coming home today,

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I just feel very lonely.

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Sometimes these troubles come to mind,

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I will,

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I will get upset.

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And,

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and I will grab the blanket

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and lie on the bed,

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and I would smell dad’s scent

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and feel comforted.

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I think children’s literature

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is like a window.

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It provides a window

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into another world.

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This world can be familiar to you,

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or it can be something beyond your imagination.

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You can leap into another world

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through this story.

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You can bring this experience

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into your own life.

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It’s like planting a small seed.

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There are others

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in this world who are

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going through the same things as you.

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I believe this kind of company can be good.

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I want to say to the children,