Copies of Big-Handed Dekako-Chan, Tegadekakochan by Kazufumi Shiraishi and Chika Tanikawa. Published 31 August 2021 by Iwasaki Shoten.Shiraishi is better known for literary fiction for which he has won many literary awards, including Japan’s prestigious Naoki prize. While most of his books are thoughtful books about love, life and the human condition, he also on occasion writes books for children that convey a poignant message.
Big-Handed Dekkako-Chan, charmingly illustrated by Chika Tanikawa, a Kansai based illustrator and Kobe University graduate, is a tale of a young girl with a super-size left hand and her proud, loving parents who cheer her on.
Illustration from Big-Handed Dekako-Chan, Tegadekakochan by Kazufumi Shiraishi and Chika Tanikawa. Published 31 August 2021 by Iwasaki Shoten.At the core of this 32-page book is a simple message that being different is something special that should be valued and celebrated. And no matter how different you are, even if you are the only large-handed child in kindergarten, for instance, your parents will support and love you all the same.
Reader feedback has been terrific with Big-Handed Dekkako-Chan’s illustrations being dubbed “unbearably cute”- and the tale one that parents should read over and over again with any child struggling to fit in at school for whatever reason.
Illustration from Big-Handed Dekako-Chan, Tegadekakochan by Kazufumi Shiraishi and Chika Tanikawa. Published 31 August 2021 by Iwasaki Shoten.Big-Handed Dekako-Chan was published 31 August in Japanese by Iwasaki Shoten. More information in Japanese about the book is available here.
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About Kazufumi Shiraishi:Kazufumi Shiraishi had a successful career, spanning two decades, as a journalists working for one of Japan's highest profile monthly magazines, Bungeishinju, before following in the steps of his father and twin brother becoming a full time author. He is a deeply thoughtful author who writes about love, life and the human condition and is unique in being the only Japanese author to follow in his father’s footsteps by winning the same major Japanese literary prize.
