The tiny king / Taro Miura.
Material type:
TextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2013Edition: First U.S. editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0763666874
- 9780763666873 :
- Chiisana ōsama. English
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Feelings & Emotions | Miura Taro | Available | 33111007480482 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Fairy tale meets concept book--and a tiny king welcomes big changes--in this inspired story from Japan, beautifully illustrated with bold, geometric art.
Once upon a time there was a tiny king who lived in a big castle guarded by lots of big soldiers. Every day the tiny king eats dinner at his big table (he can never finish it all), rides on his big horse (he is thrown off every time), bathes in his big bath (not much fun), and sleeps, not very well, in his big bed. The tiny king is very sad and lonely, until one day he meets a big princess and asks her to be his queen. Not long after, they are blessed with children -- lots of children. Now everything is just the right size, bath time is a real riot, and the tiny king sleeps soundly at last. With bright, bold cutouts and a whimsical use of collage, Japanese artist Taro Miura creates a witty, heartwarming story with huge appeal for readers big and small.
First published in Japan in 2010 as Chiisana ōsama by Kaisei-sha Publishing Co., Tokyo.
Translation of: Chiisana ōsama.
Feeling lonely in a well-guarded, oversized castle where he eats sumptuous meals he cannot finish alone, rides on a horse that throws him, and sleeps poorly at night, a tiny king marries a big princess.