Abstract

One stormy night, when the grandfather opens the door, he finds the puppy shivering. Thanks to the grandfather and the ghosts, the puppy has recovered and is always with the grandfather. The ten ghosts are very envious of the puppy. On the day the grandfather goes out to town, the ghosts and the puppy stay at home alone, but when the door is left unlocked, thieves breaks into the house... The puppy plays a big role.

Author’s Information

Born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1940. Picture book author and artist. His works include the "Big Octopus Maston" series (Gyosei), "Let's Play, Mummy" and "Knock and Knock" (PHP Institute), "A Walk with Dad" and "Tsutomu and the Magic Bus" (Kyoiku Gageki), "The Little Bear and the Two Monsters" (Doshinsha), and the "10 Ghosts" series (Hikari no Kuni). He won the Elba Award at the Bologna Children's Book Fair for "The Ghost and the Children's King" (PHP Institute), and the 29th Hirosuke Fairy Tale Award for "Tsutomu and the Cat's Day Fairy" (Komine Shoten).