The little one / Kiyo Tanaka ; translated from Japanese by David Boyd.
Material type:
TextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Publisher: Brooklyn, NY : Enchanted Lion Books, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First English-language editionDescription: 64 pages (unnumbered) : black and white illustrations ; 19 x 24 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- Children
- 9781592703586
- 1592703585
- Kuroino. English
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A Bank Street College of Education Best Book of 2022
On her way home, a young girl meets a little figure that only she can see. Join the pair on an afternoon filled with tea and adventures, friendship and magic!
One day, a young girl sees a mysterious little figure sitting on a wall. It seems to be following her through town on her way back home, so, curious, she goes to say hello: "Hello, little one, what are you doing here?" It's now her turn to follow the little one as it leads her to a garden and a cup of tea. And then, the pair enter a pitch-black closet and close their eyes, opening them to reveal... a magical attic that contains roots to hop over, trunks to hide in, vines to climb, branches to slide down. There's even an enormous, cuddly creature, so soft and warm and perfect for napping and dreaming!
Though silent and unnoticed by anyone else, the little one forms a beautiful friendship with the young girl in the space of an afternoon, showing her affection and care and sharing with her the fun and healing that comes out of imagination and play. Each illustration in this beautiful book was created via a delicate copperplate etching by author-illustrator Kiyo Tanaka, lovingly crafted to depict a dream-like world full of friendship, where anything is possible.
In English.
Translation from the Japanese of: Kuroino.
Originally published in Japan by KAISEI-SHA Publishing Co., Ltd. in 2018 under title: Kuroino.
Ages 4-11. Enchanted Lion Books.
Grades 2-3. Enchanted Lion Books.
"One day after school a young girl meets a small, mysterious creature that only she can see. They wander through a garden, sip tea together, and make magic happen when they travel from a closet into a secret attic. Through these shared moments of companionship and play, the girl and the creature form a beautiful friendship. Kiyo Tanaka's copperplate etchings, infused with light, glow with wonder and affection and show us once again how the one sure road into beauty and connection is through the imagination." -- Book jacket.
A little girl follows a strange creature on an adventure through a garden, into an attic, and beyond for an afternoon of friendship and play.