Heitaro's Night Swimーa picture book I dedicate this book to the people of Kumomi, the people who live there all year long, and make their living by catching fish. They are full of wonderfully surprising things in their life, but are surprised at nothing. I am surprised and hope this surprise will find itself in the text. Joseph Love click images below for bigger images and text On a hot August day Heitaro had just turned eleven when he mad a discovery. He stopped a minute at the top to look out at the great round belly of the sea‥‥ But something strange was happening. There was a big family of them on some further rocks‥‥ He thought that he had seen enough of the strange water animals to tell his big brother‥‥ He didn't much like the idea of running into danger‥‥ Heitaro got tired of chasing things around‥‥ One big rock rising from the sea floor protected the little cave‥‥ After seeing all this great tangle of fish, he decided that this was enough for one night‥‥ The morning star was just rising out of the water‥‥ At the top of the pass he stopped to turn around and look back.