The Smile Shop by Satoshi Kitamura

The Smile Shop by Satoshi Kitamura

Acclaimed author-illustrator Satoshi Kitamura (Hat Tricks) celebrates human connection and community in this hopeful story about a boy, a benevolent shopkeeper, and a shared smile.

A small boy has saved all his pocket money, and today's the day he'll buy something special just for himself!

There's lots to see and smell at the market, from tasty pies to colorful toys and noisy instruments. But before he can even make up his mind, disaster strikes, and he loses his money down a drain. Oh no! But wait, what's this? A store called the Smile Shop? Could he buy a smile? A small one, perhaps, to cheer himself?

Featuring charming, classic illustrations reminiscent of Maurice Sendak and Tomie dePaola, Satoshi Kitamura's The Smile Shop is an absorbing story of community, self-worth, and the effect of a smile shared between two people. An apt parable for a time when smiles and expressions of warmth are in high demand.

Satoshi Kitamura is a writer and artist from Japan. He has written a number of children's novels, the most of which have been translated into other languages. In 1983, his work Angry Arthur won the Mother Goose Prize for New Illustrators as well as the Japanese Illustrated Book Award. He won the Smarties Award for Me And My Cat? in 2000.

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ISBN 13	9781682632550
ISBN 10	1682632555
Title	The Smile Shop
Author	Satoshi Kitamura
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Peachtree Publishing Company
Year published	2021-04-06
Number of pages	32
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.