The World According to Yoko: Stories of Innocence, Imagination, and the Small Moments That Matter Most
(著) 富田直人
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[About the Book]
Why are children so pure, and why do we find them so deeply endearing?
Young Yōko sees things that adults take for granted through entirely different eyes.
She believes there is a little person inside a music box, singing a song.
Through subtraction, she encounters the mysterious concept of “zero” for the first time.
In her illustrated diary, she honestly writes that she wanted to use the money she found to buy chocolate.
Each of these is a small, everyday event. Yet her innocent words and actions remind not only her father, but readers as well, of the things that truly matter.
The first half of this book features Yōko-chan’s Green Communication Notebook, a collection of interconnected short stories depicting the everyday life of a young girl as she grows from kindergarten through the early years of elementary school. Her childlike imagination, delightfully unexpected ideas, and straightforward, sincere nature are portrayed with warmth and affection.
The second half features a collection of children’s stories exploring friendship, compassion, perseverance, and the preciousness of love. These gentle and memorable tales convey the beauty of the world as seen through children’s eyes.
When we were children, we used to see the world with greater openness and sincerity.
This book gently awakens those precious memories we may have almost forgotten.
For parents watching their children grow.
For everyone who was once a child.
And for anyone who wants to pause, if only for a moment, amid the busyness of everyday life.
Yōko-chan’s everyday world will remind you of the kindness and openness of heart that you may have begun to forget.
[Author Profile]
Naoto Tomita
Born in 1954. From Tokyo. Lives in Kita Ward.
Now in my late 60s, I have gathered together the original fairy tales I wrote during my university years as a commemoration of my life.
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