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Issun Boshi: The One-Inch Boy

Issun Boshi: The One-Inch Boy

Icinori

Hardcover

Fairy Tales & Folklore

Publisher Price: $19.95

ISBN10: 3967048004
ISBN13: 9783967048001
Publisher: Little Gestalten
Published: Apr 28 2026
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.79
Height: 0.40 Width: 7.20 Depth: 11.20
Language: English

This classic Japanese fairy tale tells the story of Issun Boshi, the tiny son of an old, long childless couple.

Tiny and brave--these are the two most striking characteristics of Issun Boshi. His mother had longed to have a child for so many years that she finally added even if it is a very small one to her wish. When the elderly couple did in fact bear a son, he turned out to be only one inch high. He was thus called Issun Boshi, Japanese for one-inch boy. Although his parents raised him very lovingly, Issun Boshi realized one day that he would not grow any taller. He then left his home to set off on a journey to find his place in the world. Because he saw himself as a swordfighter, a samurai, he made sure to take along the right equipment: a needle was his sword, a soup bowl was his boat, and a chopstick was its rudder.

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