の

by Junaida

A picture book about the whimsical worlds one can find if you just look close enough.

39 pages, Hardcover

Published November 10, 2019

About the author

Painter/Artist. Born in 1978. Lives and works in Japan.

Reviews

[Maed Between the Pages · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars.

I had to create a goodreads profile for this book because it didn’t exist before and that is a crime as far as I’m concerned.
I’ve loved Junaida’s art for a while now but I didn’t realize that he has quite an expansive collection of picture books out! I will be collecting all of them.

This book “の” (pronounced “no”) is such a heartwarming book full of whimsy and possibility with absolutely STUNNING art. Why can’t there be a magical castle in the pocket of your favorite coat? Or a bustling undersea kitchen in the painting of a giant? This book makes you feel like there are little magical spaces all around you, if you would only look closer.

[Alistair · Rating 5 out of 5]

前往盡頭的盡頭。

[Erika · Rating 5 out of 5]

「Michi」を数年前に本屋で見かけ、とても印象的で気に入ってた。(が、1ページの紙が厚い(厚紙？)ので本そのものも大きく、買うのを躊躇してた)
その人の作品が、こんなに出ているとは知らずにいたので、今日本屋で見つけて手に取って見入ってしまった。

各ページは右側に一行の文、左側に素敵な絵。
その文章が次々と「の」で繋がっていくのが楽しい。
入れ子のように、次から次へと情景が変わり、最後の最後に元に戻ってくるのが、混乱すると共に引き込まれる。
「の」って奥深い(そして翻訳者泣かせの)言葉なんだな...

友人の子供にプレゼントしたいけど、対象年齢どのくらいだろう。
それとも、友人にあげるんでもいいかな。

[Liliana López · Rating 5 out of 5]

We went to an exhibit of Junaida's work this summer in Hiroshima, where we saw many pages of this book in the original. Stunning. We now have several of his books in our library. An exquisite piece of artistry and imagination, which envisions entire worlds inside of small, daily elements, beginning with a little girl's coat pocket.

[Hansu · Rating 5 out of 5]

What I love about this little book is the beautiful creation of a multi-layered story by using the versatile Japanese の particle and such detailed playfully quaint, fanciful illustrations.

[Cami Barn · Rating 5 out of 5]

La dificultad de pensar en japonés para alguien que posee otra lengua materna hecha libro álbum.
Cómo será la experiencia de leer este libro para un nativo japonés?