This analysis examines the engagement of children's empathy through humor in picture books by Hiroshi Kagakui, suggesting deeper connections with their themes.
Hiroshi Kagakui’s protagonists are all chosen from items used in daily life such as pots, sets of futon and foods. Each hasa face, arms, and legs. As their humorous figures evoke a spontaneous smile from the reader, we have the impression thatthe physical body accepts their beings. Kagakui’s picture books, with their chief aim to entertain small children specially, hasa sympathetic resonance with them. This fundamental sense of unity is a result of Kagakui’s capability of appealing to theinner body. The reader enjoys sharing mutual empathy with his humorous protagonists.
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