Picture Book: Hana-chan's Miso Soup Kodansha 0001-6205 Original Work: Shingo Yasutake, Chie, Hana Written and Illustrated by: Osamu Uoto Format: Large-format color Size: 27 x 22 cm / 48 pages Release Date: September 18, 2015 Price: ¥1950 Content: A mother, facing a limited time left due to cancer, teaches her 5-year-old daughter the skills to live independently! Based on the best-selling original work "Hana-chan's Miso Soup" (Bungeishunju). This heartwarming true story, which was adapted into a drama on 24-hour television and a movie starring Ryoko Hirosue, has become a picture book to be read from parents to children. Includes Hana-chan's miso soup recipe! Received the 26th Kenbuchi Picture Book Village Grand Prize Viva Caras Award! The original work "Hana-chan's Miso Soup" was made into a movie in December 2015. Starring: Ryoko Hirosue, Kenichi Takito Ryoko Hirosue, the lead actress, was also moved! "From the little ones to the adults, everyone, please pick up this book. It will soothe your heart and teach you what is important. The pain and kindness that only a true story can convey are here. You'll surely want to make miso soup! It's a picture book that teaches you how to 'live'." Hana-chan is probably the earliest rising elementary school student in Japan! When she wakes up, the first place she goes is the kitchen. She makes breakfast with her dad. She makes dashi with kelp and shaved dried bonito, cuts tofu, and dissolves the miso... Before saying "Itadakimasu" at the table, she clasps her hands in front of her mother's photo and says: "Mom, Dad and Hana are okay now!" A mother, facing a limited time left due to cancer, teaches her 5-year-old daughter the skills to live independently! Based on the best-selling original work "Hana-chan's Miso Soup" (Bungeishunju). This heartwarming true story, which was also adapted into a drama on 24-hour television, has become a picture book to be read from parents to children. Includes Hana-chan's miso soup recipe!