He waters his garden, and a spread traces the water along a twisting, turning course through the forest back to its source, a pond that, in Blaskowsky’s natural-sounding translation, “is blowing water into the hose as hard as it can.” Each episode is over in a few pages, and every one offers kaleidoscopic, pleasingly sensorial images made for dreaming on.' -STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly ★ 'Sato.walks upright through a natural world reminiscent of the Chirri & Chirra series-one that offers enchanting and sometimes droll revelations. Just your average, everyday story about a boy who has decided to be a rabbit and his whimsically surreal life and adventures.” -Travis Jonker, 100 Scope Notes (A School Library Journal blog) “Enchanted Lion is a publisher who appreciates the unconventional side of children’s literature, and Japanese import Sato the Rabbit is a perfect example of this.

Read part one and part two on our blog! AWARDS AND REVIEWS Michael and Shizuka Blaskowsky discuss the differences between American and Japanese storybooks, the immersive power of illustrations, and the endless possibilities of Sato’s dreamlike and fantastical world. TRANSLATOR INTERVIEW: A Conversation with Michael & Shizuka Blaskowsky Coming from Japan, this whimsical book is the first in a trilogy. He becomes a rabbit and discovers a world where every corner is a door to somewhere new and the simplest actions lead in unexpected directions. *This title will also be available on Bookshop, an organization that supports independent bookstores!Ī Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of 2021Ī 100 Scope Notes Most Astonishingly Unconventional Book of 2021Ī Bank Street College of Education Best Book of 2022Īdventure along with Sato the Rabbit as puddles on the ground become doors into the sky and stars fall into his fishing net to light the darkest night.ĭo you ever wonder what wonderful things might be hiding in the world that we can’t immediately see? What stories your breakfast would tell you if it could talk, or where your pet would take you in its dreams? Haneru Sato thinks such things, so one day, he decides to find out how the world will change if he changes a little, too.

Sato the Rabbit by Yuki Ainoya