✳︎Book Title: Chibi Kuro Sanbo: Chibi Kuro Picture Book ① ✳︎Author (Text): Makoto Oishi ✳︎Author (Illustrations): Tsutomu Murakami ✳︎Publication Date: August 30, 1969 (Showa 44) ✳︎Number of Pages: 32 pages ✳︎Format (Size): Wide format ✳︎Printing: Full color printing on all pages ✳︎Publisher: Poplar Publishing ✳︎Condition: Outer cover has dirt and scuffs. • Characters: • Sanbo (protagonist boy) • Manbo (Mother) • Jumbo (Father) ◉Synopsis Sanbo's mother, Manbo, buys him a red jacket and blue pants, and his father, Jumbo, buys him a green umbrella and purple shoes. When Sanbo encounters tigers in the jungle, he offers them his newly purchased "red jacket," "blue pants," "purple shoes," and "green umbrella," one by one, in exchange for not being eaten. At the climax of the story, the number of pancakes eaten by the protagonist, Sanbo, is depicted, emphasizing the child's hunger and satisfaction. ◉Pancake Consumption: • Mother (Makkuro Manbo): 27 • Father (Makkuro Jumbo): 55 • Sanbo: 169 This work is a unique Japanese reinterpretation based on Helen Bannerman's original story, with illustrations by Tsutomu Murakami, one of Japan's leading picture book artists, and text by children's literature author Makoto Oishi. In 1969, children's book publishing in post-war Japan was very active, and this work was one of its popular titles. However, due to a controversy over racial discrimination in 1988, domestic publishers, including Poplar Publishing, voluntarily discontinued publication of this work. Therefore, this 1969 edition is now a very valuable resource. #ChibiKuroSanbo #ChibiKuroPictureBook #TsutomuMurakami #MakotoOishi #OutofPrintPictureBook #VintagePictureBook #HelenBannerman #Kuronbo #Dakkachan