Kotori and the Cranes from Hokkaido

Content : Kotori is a little girl who loves nature and can communicate with the animals. She knows a lot of things and talks about them well. She is accompanied by a totem animal: Tama, a small pink sparrow in the shape of a ball. In each story, the little girl lives a small personal adventure, discovers a typical place, feels many emotions, and manages to calm her fears and those of animals.

This adventure takes place in Hokkaido in the snow of winter. Kotori reunites with her uncle and cousin. With her parents, she spends holidays to visit the natural parks where the cranes live.
The cranes dance and jump to prove their love. The spectacle is enchanting. But in a corner of the sanctuary (a place preserved for the cranes), she sees a couple of cranes, one of which is dying. Thus, Kotori discovers death and the end of life. Thanks to her gift of communication with the animals, she understands that the solitary crane has found two new companions, one of which is, in reality, one of its baby who has become an adult.

Alice Monard moved to Japan with her family at the end of 2020. She used to work as an ecological engineer and a trainer in ecology. She now works as a journalist and redactor for different magazines related to Japan.

Morgane Boullier was born in Brittany, France. She lived in Paris, Tokyo and Montréal, before moving back to Japan.