Kamishibai For Kids

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EIGORO FUTAMATA is a noted Japanese illustrator of children's books and Kamishibai and was a pioneer in the Japanese movement to introduce kamishibai into educational settings. He is a recipient of the first Japan Picture Book Award, and his Kamishibai illustrations for The Three Magic Charms won the Gozan Prize. MR. FUTAMATA is considered a master illustrator and has done the drawings for many other Kamishibai for Kids selections, including Momotaro, The Peach Boy, Little Chick, The Old Man and the Fox, The Oni Who Sank to the Bottom of the Sea, and Kon and Pon. He is loved especially for his illustrations of animals and traditional folktales. He has graciously done the artwork for the Kamishibai for Kids brochures and website since our beginnings and has also created the unique illustrations for our Asian Zodiac Postcards. MR. FUTAMATA collects antique furniture and is an enthusiastic fan of American professional basketball and football.