小学校入学前に読んでおこうかなと思ったのが、きっかけだった。種をまくところから朝顔が種をつけるまでを忠実に描いている。アート作品を見ているような素晴らしい絵本。ふたばやほんばの葉の違い、つるの伸び方もよくわかる。茎やつるの細かい毛、種一つ一つも丁寧に描かれている。

追記：小学校に入学しすぐにアサガオセットが配布された。コロナの影響で分散登校だったため、アサガオは家で栽培。時々、アサガオの観察日記が宿題として出ていた。息子の絵はふたばの特徴も全くない絵だった。絵が苦手な息子がふたばやほんばの絵を描くのにこの絵本はもとても役に立った。

I thought I should read it before entering elementary school. She faithfully depicts the process from sowing to the morning glory seeding. A wonderful picture book that makes you feel like you are looking at an art work. You can also see the difference between the leaves of Futaba and Honba and how the vine grows. The fine hairs on the stems and vines, and each seed are carefully drawn.

Postscript: The morning glory set was distributed immediately after entering elementary school. Asagao was cultivated at home because it was a decentralized school attendance due to the influence of corona. From time to time, the morning glory's observation diary appeared as homework. My son's painting had no characteristics of Futaba. This picture book was also very useful for my son, who is not good at drawing, to draw pictures of Futaba and Honba.