Watercolor Picture Book Cover

A front-facing Japanese children’s picture book cover mockup, watercolor and gouache illustration on textured cream paper, featuring a cute chibi cat-eared girl with short leafy green hair, a tiny curl on top, large sparkling green eyes, rosy cheeks, fluffy white fur collar, and an oversized green sweater, smiling playfully while raising one hand with the middle finger extended; centered character composition with hand-painted hiragana title text at the top, small author text on the left, soft pastel meadow background with pale green foliage and tiny yellow flowers, gentle spring palette of moss green, sage, cream, warm beige, and light yellow, whimsical kawaii storybook aesthetic, delicate brush edges, visible paper grain, slightly worn hardcover with a subtle spine on the left, soft diffuse daylight, high-detail scanned handmade illustration look.