Abstract

Once you start reading, you'll find yourself humming along! A new kind of picture book that's addictive.

◆"Pakapakapakapakapaka Alpaca." Welcome to a magical wordplay zoo that will make you want to read aloud!
◆You can play a quiz game with the words you can hear on the next page! (e.g. Oraora → Orangutan)
◆Get ready for some fun pretend animal role-playing!

The rhythm picks up as you turn the pages, making it hard for children and adults alike to stop humming and want to read. Hamsters, armadillos, and flamingos are also waiting for your visit, accompanied by cheerful onomatopoeia. A new kind of picture book that becomes more addictive the more you read it, making your mouth move on its own. The fun expands even further when parents and children read together. This is a curious picture book that, even after you finish reading it, will make you find yourself muttering "paka paka paka paka..."

Author’s Information

Nobumasa Nishida
Picture book author, broadcast writer, and picture book specialist. Born in Okayama Prefecture. Winner of the Excellence Award at the 11th Picture Book Text Awards. Works include "Can I Go Home With You?" (Nihon Hyojun), and he is also active as a story writer for monthly picture books such as "Wonder Ehon" (Sekai Bunka Wonder Group). He writes a column series for Ehon Navi under the name N. N. Masaru.

Jun Takabatake
Picture book author. Born in Aichi Prefecture. Winner of the Bologna International Children's Book Fair Graphic Award, the Japan Picture Book Award, and the Kodansha Publishing Culture Award Picture Book Award. His works include "Ushi" (Alice-kan), "Oh!", "No Matter Which Way You Read It" (Ehonkan), "Wan Wan Wan Wan" (Rironsha), "Squid Flying, Kite Flying" (Kaiseisha), "Who Am I?", "Booby and the Slide" (Kodansha), "What to Do, What to Do, Inside the Hole" (Fukuinkan), and more than 300 other books.