Shizuka the Goat Series

A Quiet Day for Gentle the Goat

by Seizo Tashima

Gentle the Goat sees a cicada fall to the ground and be carried away by ants. This gets sensitive little Gentle thinking about all the things we don’t notice in our daily lives: the glistening dew, the burgeoning blossom, the cicada that will never sing again. And nobody seems to know how to answer all of the questions about life Gentle has. Award-winning author-illustrator Seizo Tashima’s distinctive style brings this contemplative story to life.

25 x 23 cm cm, 32 pages, Full-colour illustrations
First published May 2015

Rights sold: 

• Korea