Little Eyes


A series of playful cards on different themes to encourage babies' and toddlers' curiosity as well as interaction and fun for parent and child.
From black&white forms suitable for babies from 3 months to little picture stories for 2-3 year olds, these books all display the typical characteristics of Komagata's books: scenes of "in front  and behind",  the changing relationships of forms and colours, discovery and surprise.





No 1: First Look (beginning for babies)
1990, published by Kaisei-Sha, Tokyo
£ 23.00 ; EUR 30.00 ; CHF 48.00 

A set of 12 double-folded black & white cards of various geometric forms;
for babies from 3 months





No 2:  Meet Colors (second step for babies)
1990, published by Kaisei-Sha, Tokyo
£ 23.00 ; EUR 30.00 ; CHF 48.00

A set of 12 double-folded cards where various geometric forms and colours appear in surprising relationship with each other.





No 3:   Play with Colors (advanced for babies)
1990, published by Kaisei-Sha, Tokyo
£ 23.00 ; EUR 30.00 ; CHF 48.00

A set of 12 double-folded cards with more elaborate and surprising interaction between forms and colours.
(This set is great fun for and actually very popular with design-conscious adults).





No 4:  One for Many (learning for children)
1991, published by Kaisei-Sha, Tokyo
£ 23.00 ; EUR 30.00 ; CHF 48.00

A set of 12 double-folded cards where colourful geometric forms appear in various configurations, demonstrating how the same form can appear very differently.





No 5:  1 to 10 (learning for children)
1991, published by Kaisei-Sha, Tokyo
£ 23.00 ; EUR 30.00 ; CHF 48.00

A set of 12 double-folded cards demonstrating the relationship of numbers to each other, either counting on in 1s or groups of 2s and 3s.





No 6:   What Color? (learning for children)
1991, published by Kaisei-Sha, Tokyo
£ 23.00 ; EUR 30.00 ; CHF 48.00

12 double-sided cards introducing 12 colours and their occurence in the natural world.




No 7:  The Animals (fun for children)
1992, published by Kaisei-Sha, Tokyo
£ 23.00 ; EUR 30.00 ; CHF 48.00

8 leporello-folded cards depicting a little animal scene. The images on the closed card undergo a surprising change when the card is opened.





No 8:   Friends in Nature (fun for children)
1992, published by Kaisei-Sha, Tokyo
£ 23.00 ; EUR 30.00 ; CHF 48.00

4 booklets where the picture subtly changes from page to page, telling a little story.





No 9:   Walk & Look (fun for children)
1992, published by Kaisei-Sha, Tokyo
£ 23.00 ; EUR 30.00 ; CHF 48.00

4 leporello-folded cards whereby the image changes dending on the viewing angle
(2 images per card depicting opposites).





No 10:   Go Around (fun for children)
1992, published by Kaisei-Sha, Tokyo
£ 23.00 ; EUR 30.00 ; CHF 48.00

4 leporello-folded cards whereby the image changes depending on the viewing angle    (4 images per card, depicting a theme or subject).