Leon's Journey - Kanoko Egusa - Coloring Book

A colouring book by the prestigious Japanese illustrator Kanoko Egusa featuring the cat Leon as the main character.

It should be noted that the book contains three sizes of colouring pictures and that at the end of the book there are two postcards to colour in and give as gifts.

The few texts included in the book are in Japanese with some page titles in English.

Description of the book translated from Japanese by an automatic translator so it may contain inaccuracies.

◆A heart-warming colouring book featuring Leon the cat and his animal friends

This time, we have a colouring book featuring Leon the cat, who travels around the seasons.

Leon, who lives in a farming village, decides to go on a journey after a certain encounter. He sails across the vast ocean in midsummer, and wanders into a mysterious restaurant in the autumn forest, and for Leon, it is a succession of sights that he has never seen before.

Let yourself be healed by the beautiful scenery of the four seasons and the adorable animals you meet on your travels, and enjoy colouring in with the colours you imagine. Then, see what happens to Leon's journey!

◆Includes colouring in of various sizes

We have prepared three types of colouring in sizes - full size, card size and mini size - so that you can enjoy colouring in according to your mood or purpose for the day.

・Full size - for those who want to take their time and carefully create their work

・Card size: For those who don't have much time to spare and want to take it easy

・Mini size: For those who don't have much time to spare but still want to have a bit of fun

The full-size pages feature seasonal landscapes and scenes from stories, while the card-size pages show scenes from stories in a comic strip format. The mini-size pages each feature a motif that symbolises one of the four seasons.

◆Includes postcards and message cards

At the end of the book, there are two postcards that you can cut out and use, and four mini-sized message cards. As they are coloured paper, you can colour in just one part, or use them as they are for a nice touch.

■Author Introduction

Kanoko Egusa

Illustrator and designer. Born in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. After graduating from university, she studied design and sketching at a technical college in Kanazawa. She has produced many illustrations and graphics, mainly of animals and flowers. Her books include ‘Rhapsody of the Forest: Colouring Book of Flowers and Animals of the Four Seasons’, ‘Menuetto of Happiness: Colouring Book of Beautiful Flowers and Cute Animals’, ‘Waltz of the Heart: Colouring Book of Beautiful Scenery and Adorable Animals’, and ‘Symphony of Adorable Animals: Colouring Book of Beautiful Nature’ (all published by Natsume Publishing Co.).

Original translation offered by the publisher in Japanese:

◆猫のレオンと動物たちが紡ぐ心温まるぬりえ

今回は、猫のレオンが季節をめぐりながら旅をする物語仕立てのぬりえです。

農村で暮らすレオンは、ある出合いをきっかけに、旅に出ることを決意します。真夏の大海原を航海したり、秋の森で不思議なレストランに迷い込んだり、レオンにとって初めて目にする景色の連続です。

四季の美しい景色、旅の途中で出合う愛らしい動物たちに癒されながら、あなたの思い描く色でぬりえを楽しみましょう。そして、レオンの旅のゴールがどうなるか見届けてください！

◆さまざまなサイズのぬりえを収録

その日の気分や目的にあわせてぬりえを楽しめるように、フルサイズ、カードサイズ、ミニサイズの3タイプのサイズを用意しました。

・フルサイズ → じっくり時間をかけて作品を作り込みたい方へ

・カードサイズ → あまり時間をかけられない、気軽に取り組みたい方へ

・ミニサイズ → 時間は取れないけど、少しだけ楽しみたい方へ

フルサイズは季節の風景や物語の場面、カードサイズは物語の場面をコマ割りの形式で表現しています。ミニサイズは春夏秋冬の各1ページずつ、季節を象徴するモチーフを掲載しています。

◆ポストカード＆メッセージカード付き

巻末には、切り取って使えるポストカード2点とミニサイズのメッセージカード4点を収録。色つきの紙なので、ワンポイントだけ色を塗ったり、そのまま使っても味わいがあって素敵です。

■著者紹介

江種 鹿乃子 （えぐさ かのこ）

イラストレーター、デザイナー。宮城県仙台市生まれ。大学卒業後、金沢の専門学校でデザインやデッサンを学ぶ。動物や草花を中心としたイラストレーションやグラフィックを多く制作している。著書に『森が奏でるラプソディー ～四季の草花と動物たちのぬりえ～』『幸せのメヌエット ～美しい花々とかわいい動物たちのぬりえ～』『心ときめき四季のワルツ 美しい情景と愛らしい動物たちの塗り絵POST CARD BOOK』『愛らしい動物たちのシンフォニー ～美しい自然に癒されるぬりえ～』(以上、ナツメ社) がある。