[New Publication Info] "Ouch!" is a Word of Love That Protects You! A New Concept Message Picture Book "Ouch!" Released, Teaching Children Safety Awareness Just by Reading.
Iwasaki Shoten will release "Ouch!", a new concept message picture book that fosters children's safety awareness and gratitude for food just by reading it, on May 19, 2026. Authored by Mitsuru Kuramoto and illustrated by Hiromi Nishizaka, this unique book allows parents and children to learn enjoyably by participating and saying "Ouch!".
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A new concept message picture book that teaches children safety awareness just by reading it.
Whenever they do something dangerous, food items appear from nowhere and protect them with their bodies. Safety education and gratitude for food humorously combine.
＼You'll instinctively want to say it together! "Ouch!" 😂✨／
When something dangerous happens—appearing from nowhere to protect you with their bodies are...
What, the ingredients for dinner?!
This is a picture book full of humor that makes you want to spontaneously exclaim "Ouch!".
Recommended Points:
- An interactive picture book where parents and children will want to say "Ouch!" together each time they turn a page.
- The theme is that there are always people watching over children, so they can grow up freely and energetically!
- Safety education and gratitude for food acquired just by reading.
- When you feel like scolding your child, this picture book will help! A picture book to read before scolding.
- Comes with English translation. (Small English text is included in the margins of all pages.)
● Bibliographic Information
Title: Ouch!
Written by Mitsuru Kuramoto / Illustrated by Hiromi Nishizaka
Publisher: Iwasaki Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd.
Price: 1,430 yen (1,300 yen + tax)
Format: A4 modified size, 24 pages
Delivery Date: May 15, 2026
Release Date: May 19, 2026
ISBN: 978-4-265-83263-7
Iwasaki Shoten product page: https://www.iwasakishoten.co.jp/book/b10164902.html
Product introduction video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GrPmwo-4n9Q
● Author Profiles
Writer Mitsuru Kuramoto
Born in Hiroshima Prefecture in 1959, raised in Osaka Prefecture. Broadcast writer and picture book author.
Programs he has worked on include "M-1 Grand Prix", "Manben", "Scary Picture Books", "Fujiko F. Fujio SF Short Dramas", "Downtown DX", "HEY! HEY! HEY!", "Downtown no Gotsuee Kanji", "Hitori Gottsu", "Ito-ke no Shokutaku", "EX TV", "Takeshi's Banbutsu Soseiki", E-tele children's programs "Shakiin!", "IThe wakey show", etc.
His books include "Kotoba Ehon Ashita no Karuta" (Nihon Tosho Center), "Gendai-ban Hanji Ehon Peaceful" (co-authored with Hideyasu Moto / Bungeishunju), "Kuramoto Mitsuru no Cho Kokugo Jiten" (Asahi Shuppan), "Neko no Tamatama" (illustrated by Inunko / Kogakusha), "Hajimete no Ogiri Ehon Panda" (illustrated by Hisayuki Nagata / Poplar Publishing), "Parodism Sengen Warai Dendoushi no Meiga Kanshojutsu" (Bijutsu Shuppan-sha), novel "Pikozu" (Wani Books). He has also supervised "Owarai Ehon", "Tsukurou! Nazonazo Nyantato Kotoba Asobi", "Gogen Quiz! Watashi wa Nande Show" (Iwasaki Shoten), etc.
Hiromi Nishizaka
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture. Painter, illustrator, picture book author. Graduated from Tama Art University, Department of Graphic Design.
Mainly handles illustrations for children's books, TV, and characters.
She expresses the "shape of sensation" as the mysterious beauty hidden deep within the feeling of presence, emotion, and life observed in silence, with motifs of ever-changing landscapes, creatures, trees, and weather, rather than being constant.
Her illustration works include "Silver Wolf of the Siegmaer Box" (written by Hiroshi Saito / Kaiseisha), "Minna Minna Oyasuminasai" (written by Ashiko Imamura / Asunaro Shobo), "Lapintot and the Sky Fish" series (written by Noriko Ochi / Fukuinkan Shoten), "Cat Starry Night - A Story of a Starry Sky One Day -" (original by Konica Minolta Planetarium / Kin-no-Hoshisha), etc.
English translation by: Non Kuramoto
*The release date may vary by store depending on product arrival status.
Sales locations: National bookstores, online bookstores, etc.
Keywords:
Whenever they do something dangerous, food items appear from nowhere and protect them with their bodies. Safety education and gratitude for food humorously combine.
＼You'll instinctively want to say it together! "Ouch!" 😂✨／
When something dangerous happens—appearing from nowhere to protect you with their bodies are...
What, the ingredients for dinner?!
This is a picture book full of humor that makes you want to spontaneously exclaim "Ouch!".
Recommended Points:
- An interactive picture book where parents and children will want to say "Ouch!" together each time they turn a page.
- The theme is that there are always people watching over children, so they can grow up freely and energetically!
- Safety education and gratitude for food acquired just by reading.
- When you feel like scolding your child, this picture book will help! A picture book to read before scolding.
- Comes with English translation. (Small English text is included in the margins of all pages.)
● Bibliographic Information
Title: Ouch!
Written by Mitsuru Kuramoto / Illustrated by Hiromi Nishizaka
Publisher: Iwasaki Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd.
Price: 1,430 yen (1,300 yen + tax)
Format: A4 modified size, 24 pages
Delivery Date: May 15, 2026
Release Date: May 19, 2026
ISBN: 978-4-265-83263-7
Iwasaki Shoten product page: https://www.iwasakishoten.co.jp/book/b10164902.html
Product introduction video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GrPmwo-4n9Q
● Author Profiles
Writer Mitsuru Kuramoto
Born in Hiroshima Prefecture in 1959, raised in Osaka Prefecture. Broadcast writer and picture book author.
Programs he has worked on include "M-1 Grand Prix", "Manben", "Scary Picture Books", "Fujiko F. Fujio SF Short Dramas", "Downtown DX", "HEY! HEY! HEY!", "Downtown no Gotsuee Kanji", "Hitori Gottsu", "Ito-ke no Shokutaku", "EX TV", "Takeshi's Banbutsu Soseiki", E-tele children's programs "Shakiin!", "IThe wakey show", etc.
His books include "Kotoba Ehon Ashita no Karuta" (Nihon Tosho Center), "Gendai-ban Hanji Ehon Peaceful" (co-authored with Hideyasu Moto / Bungeishunju), "Kuramoto Mitsuru no Cho Kokugo Jiten" (Asahi Shuppan), "Neko no Tamatama" (illustrated by Inunko / Kogakusha), "Hajimete no Ogiri Ehon Panda" (illustrated by Hisayuki Nagata / Poplar Publishing), "Parodism Sengen Warai Dendoushi no Meiga Kanshojutsu" (Bijutsu Shuppan-sha), novel "Pikozu" (Wani Books). He has also supervised "Owarai Ehon", "Tsukurou! Nazonazo Nyantato Kotoba Asobi", "Gogen Quiz! Watashi wa Nande Show" (Iwasaki Shoten), etc.
Hiromi Nishizaka
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture. Painter, illustrator, picture book author. Graduated from Tama Art University, Department of Graphic Design.
Mainly handles illustrations for children's books, TV, and characters.
She expresses the "shape of sensation" as the mysterious beauty hidden deep within the feeling of presence, emotion, and life observed in silence, with motifs of ever-changing landscapes, creatures, trees, and weather, rather than being constant.
Her illustration works include "Silver Wolf of the Siegmaer Box" (written by Hiroshi Saito / Kaiseisha), "Minna Minna Oyasuminasai" (written by Ashiko Imamura / Asunaro Shobo), "Lapintot and the Sky Fish" series (written by Noriko Ochi / Fukuinkan Shoten), "Cat Starry Night - A Story of a Starry Sky One Day -" (original by Konica Minolta Planetarium / Kin-no-Hoshisha), etc.
English translation by: Non Kuramoto
*The release date may vary by store depending on product arrival status.
Sales locations: National bookstores, online bookstores, etc.
Keywords: