In Stock
Issun Boshi
Icinori
|
Hardback
€15.54
Collect 46 Reward Points
- Free Delivery from
- This Book Is Available Online Only
- Book Synopsis
- <p>This<b> classic Japanese fairy tale</b> tells the story of Issun Boshi, the tiny son of an old, long childless couple.</p><p>Tiny and brave--these are the two most striking characteristics of <b>Issun Boshi</b>. His mother had longed to have a child for so many years that she finally added "even if it is a very small one" to her wish. When the elderly couple did in fact bear a son, he turned out to be only one inch high. He was thus called <b>Issun Boshi</b>, Japanese for one-inch boy. Although his parents raised him very lovingly, <b> Issun Boshi</b> realized one day that he would not grow any taller. He then left his home to set off on a journey to find his place in the world. Because he saw himself as a swordfighter, a samurai, he made sure to take along the right equipment: a needle was his sword, a soup bowl was his boat, and a chopstick was its rudder.</p><p>As in any proper fairy tale, <b>Issun Boshi </b>is tested in several adventures. He handles himself so bravely that, in the end, he is rewarded with just the right princess.</p>
- About The Author
- Icinori are Mayumi Otero and Raphaël Urwiller. Mayumi Otero is a French illustrator of children's books whose drawings and etchings are often playfully ironic. Her colleague Raphaël Urwiller is a graphic designer and illustrator who works for news-papers and magazines in addition to creating children's books. Together, Otero and Urwiller designed Issun Bôshi in a style reminiscent of Asia.
- Product Details
-
- ISBN
- 9783967048001
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Little Gestalten, (05 March 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 40
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 284 x 183 x 10 mm
- Categories: