{"product_id":"sueyoshi-tongue-cut-sparrow-1995","title":"[Sueyoshi Akiko] Tongue-Cut Sparrow したきりすずめ","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTokyo: 講談社, 1995. Illustrations by Chō Shinta (長新太). Series: はじめてのおはなし絵本, 12.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8vo. 17, [1] pp. incl. wrappers, ill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMost likely the only edition carrying these illustrations.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe folk tale in its plainest form: a kind old man, his greedy wife, the sparrow whose tongue she cuts, and the \u003cem\u003eyōkai\u003c\/em\u003e who arrive to settle the account. A picture board book for the youngest readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated by Chō Shinta (1927–2005), known in Japan as the god of nonsense — illustrator, manga artist and children’s author, on the IBBY honour list in 1974 and Japan’s candidate for the Hans Christian Andersen illustration award in both 1998 and 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eBinding \u0026amp; condition\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal pictorial boards, issued without a title page. Near very good: very light wear to the corners and spine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eRarity\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo copy traced through OCLC or in Japanese libraries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kōdansha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58770879054172,"sku":"SYR-010","price":650.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/0654\/7804\/files\/item10-1.jpg?v=1787505904","url":"https:\/\/syrovatskaya.com\/products\/sueyoshi-tongue-cut-sparrow-1995","provider":"Syrovatskaya Books \u0026 Curiosities","version":"1.0","type":"link"}