Abstract

A little pig, Ton-chan, made a chair and called it “a chair for my friend,” because he hoped it would bring him a new friend. He sat on the beach with his chair and waited for someone to come along. A tiger happened by and sat in the empty chair. The tiger started talking to Ton-chan. This is how a shy little pig made friends with a big, scary tiger.

Children will enjoy reading this funny story and learn how nice it is to have a good time together with a friend.

Author’s Information

Rintaro Uchida was born in 1941 in Fukuoka prefecture. He has developed his own distinctive style of writing and has won some famous Japanese awards. In addition to picture books, he published many other works, including poetry collections.

Yume Okuhara was born in 1977 in Hyogo prefecture. She won the MOE Picture Book and Illustration Award in 2005. She made her debut with “Grandma Crocodile”, which won the Newcomer's Award at the 1st MOE Picture Book Store Grand Prix.