The Satoshi Kako Collection

01: Animal Tales, Book 1

by Satoshi Kako

A posthumous collection of tales and illustrations from Satoshi Kako, one of Japan’s most beloved and prolific modern children’s authors. He left some 240 tales, organised into categories: animals, Japan, daily life. This first volume brings together 29 tales of animals facing all sorts of encounters, each accompanied by Kako’s own illustrations, which he worked on up until his death. These charming, humorous, and inspiring stories are designed to be perfect for little ones just starting to read independently.

20 x 14 cm, 262 pages, Black-and-white illustrations
First published October 2023