おおきなきがほしい

おおきな　きが　ほしい
"Ōkina ki ga hoshī"

Written by Satoru　Saito
illustrated by Tsutomu Murakami

<Book summary>

The story is about a boy called Kaoru, who imagines how beautiful it would be if there were a big tree in his garden. His fantasy starts when he puts a ladder against it.

The book is vertical, and the tree keeps on growing upward. In a wooden house at the top of the tree, Kaoru can make pancakes and set up a bed, and lots of birds and animals visit. In spring flowers bloom and give off their fragrance. In summer cicadas come and sing, and in autumn dragonflies and falling leaves come into the treehouse. In winter …………

I’m not going to give it all away for you.
Please enjoy reading it.

<Why I chose this book>

The book is about a big tree, which I like. It’s illustrated in warm colors and in fine detail, so you really feel like you’re climbing and living in the big tree.

<Comments>

The book deals with the fun of imagining freely. Whenever I read it, I remember my excitement at climbing trees and imagining that there was a tall tree in my garden that reached up to the second floor of my house. Still now whenever I’m tired, I imagine how nice it would be to live in a treehouse.