Kitamura's stylised, angular illustrations are immediately recognisable... encourages empathy. * Culture Sunday Times *
Few artists are able to bring the creative force of imagination to life with such verve and vim as Satoshi Kitamura. Vibrant, colourful and pleasingly stylised, this is a wonderful life-affirming story told in an unsentimental style. Gently comedic, its overarching message regarding internal riches lends the book a fairytale feel. -- Jake Hope * The Bookseller *
This book takes you on a sunny walk through streets, parks and interiors, and leads you to emphathise, to learn that you might affect other people's moods and to appreciate individuality. * Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times *
This is a thoughtful look at how with little effort of will, we can alter what's in our heads as well as what's on them. * The Daily Telegraph *
This is a beautiful new book from this award-winning author that is guaranteed to amuse children and fire their imaginations. * Nursery World *
