Oh? Oh? Oh? Picture Book: Button (おや？おや？おや？の えほん: ボタン)
Date
Credits
- Ajin Noda Author
- Ajin Noda Designer
- Tsunehiro Kobayashi Photographer
Format
- Book 983
- Photography 46
- Hardcover Book 58
- Book Cover 318
Media
- paper 2057
Techniques
- digital printing 56
- photography 141
Dimensions
Printed Pages
Locations Made
- Japan 560
- Tokyo Japan 33
From Ms. Kodomo (Children)'s Picture Book Series
Ajin Noda (野田亜人)
Born in Sasebo City in 1948
Attended but dropped out of the Design Department at Tokyo Metropolitan Technical High School and moved on to design paper illustrations, won the 27th Bungeishunju Manga Award (文藝春秋漫画賞) and did graphic design and illustration for books of various genres including, Pandora's Box, in 1982 that featured 3D illustration and picture books such as this one
Tsunehiro Kobayashi (小林庸浩)
Born in Tokyo in 1943
Photographer known for working with taking photography of crafts and culture such as Asia no Nuno (Asian Fabrics) in 1999, won the (40th) Imperial Prize and Japan Art Academy Prize, limited information due to potential difficulties in translation of the name
This picture book features a bright red cover that centers a white plate holding multicolored and sized buttons with text in Japanese that reads right to left/top to bottom, with the title being highlighted in a yellow font. Book itself contains arrangements of buttons to create scenes that tell short stories/poetry themes focused on animals and nature
