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On Apr. 7, 2020, the voice actor, Yuuki Aoi had posted on Twitter and revealed her thoughts, “After I heard in the news that there is a certain president, who is streaming by reading a picture book to the families that are staying at home, I thought that it was a great idea. Thus, I would want to challenge it.”

Yuuki-san is a voice actress known for her role as Shikame Madoka from “Puella Magi Madoka Magica” and Asui Tsuyu “My Hero Academia”.
After entering 2020, she voiced Cure Grace from “Healin' Good PreCure” and has become an existence that is closer to children when compared to the past.

And Yuuki-san posted on her Twitter on Apr. 7, saying: “After I heard in the news that there is a certain president, who is streaming by reading a picture book to the families that are staying at home, I thought that it was a great idea. Thus, I would want to challenge it.”
Along with “I hope you could recommend me some picture books like books that were published by Aozora Bunko that is copyright free!”. She also mentioned searching for stories that are easy to read and heard: “I try to search for it while thinking about the appropriate length that the children can enjoy, but it is harder than I thought.”

On the tweet, various recommendation works were received such as “Buying Some Gloves”, “The Night of the Milky Way Train”, “LE PETIT PRINCE : The Little Prince”, “The Restaurant That Has Many Orders”, and “Gon, the Little Fox”. There was even a reply from Inoue Kikuko-san saying, “A picture book recital is a good idea! I will try to search for some copyright free picture books as well～♪”
After seeing the replies, Yuuki-san tweeted, “Thank you all for suggesting to me various works from nostalgic to works that I never heard before!! I have been relying on the staff during the streaming up until now, so I might be a bit clumsy but I will try my best! Thank you!” in an enthusiastic and grateful manner.

If you have any works that children can enjoy by hearing, do suggest it to Yuuki-san.