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Taro Gomi


Born
in Tokyo, Japan
August 20, 1945

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Genre
Children's


Taro Gomi (五味太郎) is a major children’s illustrator and writer. He has more than 400 book titles to his credit. His work has been widely translated into 15 other languages.


Tarō was born in Tokyo and he graduated from ID department, Kuwazawa Design Institute. His readers range from babies to adults, with an equal number of fans overseas. His work has been appreciated considerably with both domestic and international honours such as the Sankei Jido Shuppan Bunka Award, Bologna Children's Book Fair Award among others.


Along with authoring children's books, he is well-known in the fields of Stationery design, clothing design, production of young children's animated videos, CD-ROMs, essays etc.


His popular books published in English include Every ...more

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Average rating: 4.0 · 13,179 ratings · 1,874 reviews · 428 distinct works • Similar authors
Everyone Poops
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4.19 avg rating — 7,065 ratings — published 1981 — 31 editions
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My Friends/Mis Amigos
4.10 avg rating — 817 ratings — published 1983 — 24 editions
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The Crocodile and the Dentist
3.65 avg rating — 588 ratings — published 1984 — 23 editions
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I Really Want to See You, G...
3.94 avg rating — 531 ratings — published 1979 — 17 editions
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Over the Ocean
3.45 avg rating — 558 ratings — published 1979 — 7 editions
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Spring Is Here
3.94 avg rating — 420 ratings — published 1999 — 24 editions
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Presents Through the Window...
3.86 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 1983 — 7 editions
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Bus Stops
3.97 avg rating — 274 ratings — published 1985 — 15 editions
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I Know Numbers!
3.72 avg rating — 254 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions
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Hide and Seek
3.90 avg rating — 203 ratings — published 1977 — 12 editions
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Series by Taro Gomi

Little Truck Little Plane: Little Boat
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3.35 avg rating — 419 ratings

Scribbles: A Really Giant D... Doodles: A Really Giant Col... らくがき・はがき Squiggles らくがきえほん あ・い・う・え・お Un, deux, trois L'Eté: un livre à dessiner ...
(18 books)
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4.32 avg rating — 279 ratings

Mommy! Mommy! げんきにわんわん しっかりはしれば ガシガシねずみくん モーイイヨ とらはえらい うさぎはやっぱり
(12 books)
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3.44 avg rating — 193 ratings

El camino de Pingüino げんきにおでかけ いそいでおでかけ
(3 books)
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3.50 avg rating — 16 ratings

ぽぽぽぽぽ るるるるる かかかかか どどどどど ててててて ははははは ビビビビビ
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3.27 avg rating — 15 ratings

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“a one hump camel makes a one hump poop, and a two hump camel makes a two hump poop”
― Taro Gomi, Everyone Poops
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