Ano Hi no Koto (The Things That Happened on That Day): Remember March 11, 2011 (2012), is a Japanese-English bilingual picture book. Through a boy’s perspective, the story invites readers to see the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that happened on March 11, 2011 in the northeastern region of Japan. The central theme of this story is loss of family, linking with the motifs of separation, social isolation, survival, and hope.
See the review at WOW Review, Volume VI, Issue 3

• ISBN: 9784333025305
• Author: Shomei, Yoh
• Published: 2012 , Kōseishuppansha
• Themes: Earthquake and Tsunami, Family, loss, Survival, Tragedy
• Descriptors: Historical Fiction, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
• No. of pages: 32