Instead, they rely on visually arresting artwork to portray not only his characters’ stories, but also higher-level math and science concepts, jokes, optical illusions, and the author’s appreciation for travel and discovering foreign cultures. Mitsumasa Anno is a Japanese children’s book author and illustrator who is famous for telling stories in books that contain little to no text. I'm not sure the wishes expressed by the creators of this splendid book have been fulfilled. "This is a book I made with picture book authors from eight different countries." "We have made this book with the wish that by the time you grow up the earth will be a better place for you to live in, a place where everyone can always be happy and friendly." These final words were written in 1986. Mitsumasa Anno devised the idea for this book. In this book we follow eight children over the course of one day beginning with Oliver in Chicago where the time is 6pm on 31st December Aki in Japan where it is midnight and meanwhile for Ben in Australia it is 11am the next day January 1st. It features art by the best children's book illustrators from around the world including Ron Brooks from Australia and Akiko Hayashi from Japan. All in a Day was one of my most treasured books in my former school library.
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