Gakken Inc. released Oshiete! Sanrio Characters: Oishii wa Shiawase — Tabemono to Nakayoku Naru Hon on March 26, 2026. It is the 7th installment in the popular "Oshiete! Sanrio Characters" picture book series, which has now surpassed a cumulative 250,000 copies sold across the series (as of March 2025).
About This Book
The theme of this 7th volume is food education. The book is designed to help children learn about food, spark their interest in what they eat, and make mealtimes more enjoyable.
Readers join Hello Kitty, My Melody, Cinnamoroll, Pompompurin, and Kuromi on a cooking party adventure — shopping for vegetables and fruits, learning fun facts along the way, and taking the first steps toward enjoying a wide variety of foods.
Key Features
Learn about everyday vegetables and fruits in an engaging way
Children can take part in vegetable silhouette quizzes alongside the Sanrio characters, and discover trivia about different fruits. Rather than simply reading, the quiz format offers an interactive, hands-on learning experience.
When children learn about the foods they eat every day, it naturally leads to curiosity:
- "What ingredients are in this dish?"
- "What did it look like originally?"
- "What does it taste, what texture does it have?"
Colorful pages and expressive food vocabulary
Each vegetable and fruit in the book is presented with pages designed in matching colors, helping children develop a richer sense of color alongside their knowledge of food. The book also introduces descriptive words for tastes and textures — words like "crispy," "smooth," and "sweet-and-sour" — encouraging children to express what they experience when eating or touching food.
Ideal for children who:
- Have foods they dislike
- Refuse to try new foods without tasting them
- Show little interest in eating
- Tend to eat only the same foods
Warm illustrations by Miki Takei
The original illustrations for this book were drawn by illustrator Miki Takei. The warm, charming artwork of Hello Kitty, My Melody, Cinnamoroll, Pompompurin, and Kuromi, combined with vivid food illustrations, fills every page.
About the "Oshiete! Sanrio Characters" Series
"Oshiete! Sanrio Characters" is a picture book series in which Sanrio characters help young children build essential knowledge for living well. Each book tackles a different theme that is important but can be tricky to explain — from body safety and emotions to words and now food. The series launched in December 2024 and has continued to see reprints.
The series is particularly popular among children aged 3 to 7 and their families.
Currently available titles:
- Anata no Karada wo Daiji ni Suru Hon (My Melody) — Body safety and personal dignity
- Ironna Kimochi: Ureshii tte Nani? (Pompompurin) — The emotion of happiness
- Ironna Kimochi: Okoru tte Nani? (Kuromi) — The emotion of anger
- Ironna Kimochi: Kanashii tte Nani? (Cinnamoroll) — The emotion of sadness
- Ironna Kimochi: Kowai tte Nani? (Hello Kitty) — The emotion of fear
- Fuwa Fuwa Kotoba de Nakayoku Naru Hon (Sanrio characters) — Kind words and communication
Book Details
| Title | Oshiete! Sanrio Characters: Oishii wa Shiawase — Tabemono to Nakayoku Naru Hon |
| Supervised by | Yoko Yokoyama (Department Head, Department of Child Studies, Chiba Keizai University Junior College) |
| Illustrated by | Miki Takei |
| Price | 1,540 yen (tax included) |
| Release date | March 26, 2026 |
| Size | 188 × 188 mm / 32 pages |
| ISBN | 978-4-05-206315-2 |
| Publisher | Gakken Inc. |
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