The Girl Wearing a Red Woolen Cap

This illustration is from the picture book A Snowy Birthday. Here we see a front view of the delighted expression of the protagonist, Chii-chan, whose wish for snow on her birthday has been fulfilled and is wearing the cap and gloves she received from her mother. The girl’s nickname, Chii-chan, is what Chihiro was called when she was a child. Chihiro has said, “When I am drawing a child, I feel like I am drawing myself when I was small.”