Issun Boshi: The One-Inch Boy - Hardcover

Icinori

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9783967048001: Issun Boshi: The One-Inch Boy
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 3967048004 ISBN 13: 9783967048001
Publisher: Little Gestalten, 2026

Synopsis

This classic Japanese fairy tale tells the story of Issun Boshi, the tiny son of an old, long childless couple.

Tiny and brave--these are the two most striking characteristics of Issun Boshi. 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 Issun Boshi, Japanese for one-inch boy. Although his parents raised him very lovingly, Issun Boshi 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.

As in any proper fairy tale, Issun Boshi is tested in several adventures. He handles himself so bravely that, in the end, he is rewarded with just the right princess.

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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 news­papers and magazines in addition to creating children’s books. Together, Otero and Urwiller designed Issun Bôshi in a style reminiscent of Asia.

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Publisher
Little Gestalten
Publication date
2026
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3967048004
ISBN 13 
9783967048001
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
40
Rating
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