おれはねこだぜ

by Yoko Sano

一隻最愛吃鯖魚的貓，有天下午在樹林散步的途中，竟發現森林的另一頭游來了一大群鯖魚，齜牙咧嘴、高唱著「你吃了鯖魚喔」！不可置信的貓一面逃命、一面仍理直氣壯地喊著：「我是貓耶！」沒想到，不管貓是奔進城裡還是逃入電影院，大群大群的鯖魚仍緊跟著貓不放。嚇壞了的貓不停說服自己「我是貓耶！」衝出了街道，奔回了森林，而在那裡等待牠的會是…..？

Tankobon Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[Snail · Rating 3 out of 5]

What an odd book…

A cat who LOVES eating saba (mackerel) is taking a stroll in the forest, thinking “I’ll have Saba for dinner tonight…” when out of nowhere he’s attacked by flying saba! With ridiculous sharp teeth. “This ain’t the ocean! What’s goin’ on!”

He escapes by running into town and ducks into a movie theater… safe.

Only to look around him and find—every other member of the audience is a saba!!! Still with those crazy fangs!

He high tails it back to the forest (because that makes sense)… finds the pipe and hat he’d lost in the earlier attack.

And the book ends exactly where it began—the cat continues his walk, and thinks he’ll have saba for dinner.

All in all, it’s very nightmare-ish. I can imagine children enjoying the wacky, at times over the top ugly illustrations… (I myself love the cover illustration.) I find it harder to imagine children enjoying the story itself… makes me curious to know kids reactions to the story. Maybe it’s simply funny?

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