Abstract

A popular bento shop at a train station. They say you can hear an echo when you eat their food!? A new book by Satoko Miyano!

◆Vehicles, cats, and bento boxes. A story packed with everything children love
◆Lots of delicious-looking bento boxes appear! Read-aloud sessions will be a blast
◆A heartwarming new picture book from Satoko Miyano, author of "The Happiest Gift"

Yamabiko Station on Yamabiko Mountain is a popular station with a cable car that goes to the top of the mountain, an observation deck where you can see a waterfall, and even a hot spring. The most popular attraction is the bento shop. They say that you can hear an echo when you eat their bento boxes... Today, many customers are coming to the shop. Shima and Kuro, the cats who work at the bento shop, make delicious bento boxes while having fun interactions with their customers. So, what kind of customers will come today? A delicious bento box and a mysterious "echo" await you.

Author’s Information

She graduated from the Department of Information Design at Joshibi Junior College of Art and Design. After working at a graphic design company and a children's bookstore, she became a picture book author. Her works include the "Kimagure Restaurant" series (Kin no Hoshi Sha), "Happa no Otegami" (written by Sumiko Kanda), "Fuwari-san no Panya-san" (both from Sekaibunkasha), and the "Pappipuppepo" series (KADOKAWA). She won the 7th Libro Picture Book Award for "Ichiban Shiawase na Okurimono" (Kyoiku Gakugeki).