He also continued his endeavors as an artist and in 1953 moved to Los Angeles to establish the Yashima Art Institute. Yashima was a frequent runner-up for the Caldecott and Newberry literary awards. The Seashore book was selected as one of that year’s best children’s books by both the New Yorker and the New York Times. Among his well-received stories were “Village Tree” in 1953, “Plenty to Watch” in 1954, “Crow Boy” in 1955, “Umbrella” in 1958, “Momo’s Kitten” in 1960, “The Youngest One” in 1962 and “The Seashore Story” in 1967. With a young daughter, Momo, who soon demanded stories about her father’s birthplace, Yashima turned to writing and illustrating children’s books. He wrote a second autobiographical book, “The Horizon is Calling,” in 1947, detailing his work for the U.S.
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