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Suika No Juice / Watermelon Juice (2024)

Suika No Juice Book Cover

This picture book tells the story of a mejiro (white-eye bird) that I first kept after getting married, having never owned a bird before.

He accompanied us on our travels, happily drinking watermelon juice he had obtained during our trip, and singing cheerfully and boldly.

When I returned home, I could hear his clear song, and when I petted his head, he seemed to enjoy it.

His small and delicate presence gently healed my heart. But as time passed...

This is a picture book that celebrates the preciousness of fleeting and fragile lives.

It's available in Japan on Bungeisya Website (JP)

Author: Reiko Yatagai

Illustrator: Chikako Ogawa

Extra page from the book ↓

Suika No Juice book page showing a girl looking through a bamboo forest