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Created by Taro Miura
Original text before translation
作:三浦太郎
(No.331830)
JAN:978-4-03-331830-1
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(No.331830)
JAN:978-4-03-331830-1
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27cm x 21cm
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Country of manufacture: Japan
Material / component: Paper
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Description
The little king lives a lonely life in a big castle, but when he marries a big princess, his world changes forever! A happy story by a spirited and popular author. Japan Library Association Selected Book (2010) Sankei Juvenile Literature Publishing Culture Award* Art Award (2011) *Author's Message The first thing I would like to say here is that [I had a lot of fun making this picture book!] I would like to start by saying that [I had a lot of fun making this picture book! The design of the cover and the end of the book, the pictures on each page, the composition, the collage, and the vivid black printing with special colors that I was particular about. I also started making a life-size wooden doll of Little Ousama as a hobby after the book was completed. I hope you will pick up a copy at a bookstore and take a look inside. About two years ago, after reading a picture book to put my daughter to bed. My daughter started asking me to tell her a story. I usually improvise a story based on Momotaro, but as soon as the peaches came out, she said, "No, not that one, the one that daddy thought up, o*ha*na*shi! I was told, "No, it's not that, it's my dad's idea. To be honest, I was already sleepy and didn't want to think of something, but my daughter didn't seem to be going to sleep yet. I had no choice but to start talking about this picture book [Chiisana Ousama] at random. I was so impressed with the book that I started to think to myself, "This is quite good! I remember that I was impressed and a little excited myself. The story is a simple one: a lonely king gets married, has children, and has a family, and his life changes forever. I believe that if you cut down to the bare essentials of human life, the existence of such a "family" is what you will find. Of course, I also feel that my life is supported by my family, and I have come to feel this more strongly now that I am married and have a child. I hope that fathers, mothers, and children who read this book will feel anew the wonder of the existence of family. (Taro Miura) |
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A happy story by a spirited and popular author.
Japan Library Association Selected Book (2010)
Sankei Juvenile Literature Publishing Culture Award* Art Award (2011)
*Author's Message
The first thing I would like to say here is that [I had a lot of fun making this picture book!] I would like to start by saying that [I had a lot of fun making this picture book! The design of the cover and the end of the book, the pictures on each page, the composition, the collage, and the vivid black printing with special colors that I was particular about. I also started making a life-size wooden doll of Little Ousama as a hobby after the book was completed. I hope you will pick up a copy at a bookstore and take a look inside.
About two years ago, after reading a picture book to put my daughter to bed. My daughter started asking me to tell her a story. I usually improvise a story based on Momotaro, but as soon as the peaches came out, she said, "No, not that one, the one that daddy thought up, o*ha*na*shi! I was told, "No, it's not that, it's my dad's idea. To be honest, I was already sleepy and didn't want to think of something, but my daughter didn't seem to be going to sleep yet. I had no choice but to start talking about this picture book [Chiisana Ousama] at random. I was so impressed with the book that I started to think to myself, "This is quite good! I remember that I was impressed and a little excited myself.
The story is a simple one: a lonely king gets married, has children, and has a family, and his life changes forever. I believe that if you cut down to the bare essentials of human life, the existence of such a "family" is what you will find.
Of course, I also feel that my life is supported by my family, and I have come to feel this more strongly now that I am married and have a child.
I hope that fathers, mothers, and children who read this book will feel anew the wonder of the existence of family. (Taro Miura)
ここで、まず最初にお話ししたいことは、「この絵本を作って楽しかった!!」ということです。表紙や見返しのデザイン、1ページごとの絵はもちろん、構図、コラージュ、そして、こだわった黒色に特色をつかった鮮やかな印刷。また、本ができあがってから趣味で作りはじめた〈ちいさなおうさま等身大の木製人形〉まで、たいへんだったけれど、どこをとっても、とても充実した楽しい時間でした。ぜひ、本屋さんで手にとって、中を見ていただけたらと思うのです。
今から2年くらいまえ、娘を寝かしつけるために絵本を読んだ後のこと。娘が「なにかおはなしして」といいだしたのです。いつもそんなときは桃太郎をベースにしたお話を即興で作るのだけれど、桃が出てきた段階で、「そうじゃなくて、パパが考えた、お・は・な・し!」といわれてしまった。正直、もう眠いし、なにか考えるのは面倒なのだが、娘はまだ寝そうもない。しかたなく適当に話しはじめたのが、この絵本『ちいさなおうさま』でした。話をしている途中から、「これは、なかなかいいな!」と自分でも感心してしまい、少し興奮したことを憶えています。
では、この絵本がどんな内容かというと、孤独な王様が結婚し、子どもに恵まれ、家族を持ったことで人生が一変するというシンプルなお話。人間の営みとは何か、と削って削っていくと、きっとこんな“家族”の存在がのこるのではないかと思うのです。
もちろん、ぼくも家族の存在に支えられて生きていると実感していますし、それは結婚して子どもが生まれたことで、より強く感じることができるようになりました。
この本を読んだお父さん、お母さん、子どもたちに、家族の存在のすばらしさをあらためて感じていただけるとうれしいです。(三浦太郎)