Abstract

A laugh-out-loud picture book with an unexpected twist!

The first original picture book by HosokawaTenten, the bestselling comic essayist whose books have sold over one million copies!

Fuku and Neko win a prize in the lottery at their local candy shop.
But the prize is… a seed.
“A seed?!” Fuku is disappointed, but the shopkeeper tells them: “This is a magical seed. Plant it in the soil and give it some water, and it will grow big in no time. Mufufu!”

Just as she says, Fuku and Neko plant the seed and water it.
And then…?!

Author’s Information

Born in 1969, Hosokawa Tenten is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator. After graduating from Setsu Mode Seminar, she began her career as a manga artist and illustrator.

Her manga Tsure ga Utsu ni Narimashite (My Partner Became Depressed), published by Gentosha, became a hit and was adapted into a television drama and a feature film.

Her other works include I Love Takarazuka Too Much (Gentosha), Was Life Difficult for You? An Introduction to Peer Research Through My Own Struggles (Heibonsha), and the Sore de Ii series, co-authored with psychiatrist Hiroko Mizushima (Sogensha). Her works for children include the Gakkō no Tenko-chan series (Fukuinkan Shoten) and What Is the Heart?, What Is the Future?, What Is Work?, and What Is Money? (Kodansha).

Her book Gakkō no Tenko-chan: What Should I Do When Everything Is New? (Fukuinkan Shoten) received the 71st Sankei Children's Book Award.