街どろぼう

by Junaida

山の上に巨人がひとりきりで住んでいました。
ある晩、ふもとの街におりていき、一軒の家をこっそり持ち帰るのですが……。
『Michi』『の』『怪物園』のjunaidaが送る、巨人の小さな物語。


著者について
junaida
1978年生まれ。画家。2010年、京都・荒神口にHedgehog Books and Galleryを立ち上げる。『HOME』(サンリード)で、ボローニャ国際絵本原画展2015入選。『Michi』(福音館書店)で、第53回造本装幀コンクール・日本書籍出版協会理事長賞(児童書・絵本部門)受賞。その他の作品に、『THE ENDLESS WITH THE BEGINNINGLESS』『LAPIS・MOTION IN THE SILENCE』(ともにHedgehog Books)、宮澤賢治の世界を描いた『IHATOVO』シリーズ(サンリード)、『の』『怪物園』(以上、福音館書店)、装画・挿絵の仕事に『せなか町から、ずっと』(斉藤倫作/福音館書店)などがある。

31 pages, Hardcover

Published July 9, 2021

About the author

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

Reviews

[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. This tale of a lonely troll who befriends an entire town in spite of himself is simultaneously funny, heartwarming, and a reflection on living in community vs. the need for space.

[Erika · Rating 5 out of 5]

兎に角絵が好き。
そして、説教臭くなく優しいのもいい。
（栄のジュンク堂で発見）

[Alistair · Rating 5 out of 5]

移動在深藍色的夜裡。

[Snail · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely gorgeous illustrations.

[Dave · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and sweet, with great art. Doesn't beat you over the head with its point.

[owlette · Rating 4 out of 5]

The adult side of my brain wanted to point out the blind spots of the book's ending, and for a moment, I was embarrassed by myself. Am I so jaded that I can't enjoy a children's book for what it is? But then I remembered that deliberately misreading a children's book can be a good thing because you might be pointing out the blind spots of the book's moralistic messaging. In the case of 『街どろぼう』(Town Thief) by junaida, the artwork is colorful and entertaining--the geometric cluster of the houses carried on the giant's back is fun--yet the story is so simply crafted that it invites your own interpretation. It's a children's book that's even more fun to read as an adult.