{"id":22745,"date":"2026-09-05T19:25:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T23:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/?page_id=22745"},"modified":"2026-09-05T19:36:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T23:36:43","slug":"sae-kimura","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/authors\/sae-kimura\/","title":{"rendered":"Sae Kimura"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sae Kimura was born and raised in Odawara, Japan but has lived in Toronto since 2011. Kimura is an artist, illustrator, puppet maker and now writer. She makes her debut as author-illustrator with her picture book The Big Black Cat<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fiction (Juvenile, Picture book)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Big Black Cat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Oakville, ON: Plumleaf Press, 2026.
Forthcoming Sept. 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Big Black Cat is a whimsical and quirky story of a cat that eats and eats and eats and eats so much that his family flees their home in self-preservation. With no food left in the house the cat sets out but is met with unfriendly reactions when he scavenges for more food. The Big Black Cat is about to give up hope when he discovers a burger shop that looks as forlorn as he feels. Inside, the cat discovers a burger shop owner who is also feeling weighed down by his troubles. Together they put a plan in place to help each other out and the result is a smashing success! The sad burger shop turns into a jolly burger shop with the help of the Big Black Cat at the grill, smashing burgers and serving customers. The cat also has to learn self control\u2014and a little math\u2014because the deal is to set aside one out of every 10 burgers for his meal when the cat is on his on break.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sae Kimura personal website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher Plumleaf Press<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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