Issun Boshi : The One-Inch Boy
Mayumi Otero
"Issun Boshi: The One-inch Boy is a picture book by the artistic duo Icinori (Mayumi Otero and Raphaël Urwiller) retelling a classic Japanese folktale.
Issun Boshi is born to an elderly couple who wished for a child "even if it is a very small one" and he never grows past one inch tall.
Undeterred, he sets off as a samurai equipped with a needle for a sword, a soup bowl for a boat, and a chopstick for a rudder, facing a series of tests of his courage on his journey.
His bravery and determination ultimately win him a fairy-tale reward.
The book is praised for its striking, meticulous artwork paired with lyrical, rhythmic text."
| Title: | Issun Boshi : The One-Inch Boy |
| Author: | Mayumi Otero |
| ISBN: | 9783899557183 |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Imprint: | Little Gestalten |
| Illustrator: | Urwiller, Raphael |
| Publisher: | Die Gestalten Verlag |
| Dimensions: | 338 x 218 x 11 mm |
| Publication Date: | 29 July, 2014 |
| Pagination: | 40 pages, chiefly illustrations (colour) |
| Weight: | 498 g |