Pages: 24
Size: 20.6 x 23.3 x 0.7 cm
ISBN-10: 4834083918
ISBN-13: 978-4834083910

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Publisher: Fukuinkan Shoten Publishers
1st edition: 2018.05.05
2nd edition: 2019.01.15, 3rd edition: 2019.07.25, 4th edition: 2021.05.05, 5th edition: 2023.03.10, 6th edition: 2025.05.01, 7th edition: 2026.08.10

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Every day, all sorts of clouds drift across the sky. What could that cloud be? Who knows! Perhaps that thin, hazy veil covering the sky is a curtain drawn by a sleepy giant, bothered by the bright morning light. Could that oval-shaped cloud floating all on its own be a cushion for a *tengu* (a mythical mountain spirit) to rest on? And those towering, billowing clouds—could they be the home of a family of dragons? This picture book invites children to let their imaginations soar, inspired by the shapes of the clouds above.
Although we can never reach out and touch them to see what they’re truly made of, clouds are always there whenever we look up. If children can grow closer to the clouds, their daily lives are sure to become even more delightful. To help children spot the very same clouds in the real sky that they’ve seen in the book, the clouds featured here aren’t just random, one-off shapes; they are classic, recognizable types—such as towering cumulus clouds or lens-shaped (lenticular) clouds. What kind of clouds are out in the sky today? Looking up at the sky becomes something to truly look forward to.

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Review
»BookMeter / »Booklog / Abe Yuko’s Love for Picture Books (Mainichi Shimbun, June 29, 2018)

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