It's sort of old news, but still a nice thing to know about :) Our multi-talented Ai Otsuka published a picture book titled "Neko ga Mitsuketa Akai Fuusen" (「ネコが見つけた赤い風船」- "A red balloon found by a cat"). The book was released on March 31, 2010 and it turned out to be a big success.
What is this story about? "A cat is fed by a shopkeeper of a bookstore. One day, the shopkeeper leave behind the cat, and a feed and an air ball are left for the cat. The cat goes for a long walk with the air ball, and finds out that it changes every time something happens. . ." (blurb from CDJapan).
The story, pictures and handwriting were created by Ai-chin herself. The simplicity of the book makes it a good book for kids. For sure Ai knows very well how to create stories for children, as she must have been trained in storytelling during her kindergarten teacher practice. I wonder if Ai will read this story to her baby... That would be sooo cute :)
As you problaby noticed, the idea bears strong resemblance to "Neko ni Fuusen" song :)
If you'd like to read the book, you can click here to view the scans of the book provided by LittleBigHeart from Channel-Ai. If you download, don't forget to thank that person :)
@ LittleBigHeart: Thank you very much for giving me permission to publish your scans on my blog :)
Of course, you can still buy the book on CDJapan.
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