{"product_id":"issun-boshi","title":"Issun-bōshi","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe story\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor years, an older couple wishes for a child. When their son finally arrives, he is scarcely taller than a thumb—and they name him Issun-bōshi, the one-inch boy. Small as he is, Issun-bōshi dreams beyond the edges of home. One morning, he packs the perfect traveling kit: a rice bowl for a boat, a chopstick for an oar, and a needle for a sword.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe river carries him toward the capital through a world transformed by scale. Reeds rise like trees. Raindrops strike like drums. A step that would be nothing to anyone else becomes a climb, a crossing, or a test of balance. Yet Issun-bōshi meets each obstacle with invention rather than complaint.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the city, his boldness earns him a place in a noble household and the friendship of a clever young woman. Then a journey beyond the gates brings them face-to-face with an oni—a powerful being who sees only an impossibly tiny opponent. Issun-bōshi has no armor and no great weapon, only the tools he brought from home and the courage to use them in an unexpected way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn from Japan’s \u003cem\u003eotogi-zōshi\u003c\/em\u003e tale tradition, this playful adventure makes the familiar enormous and asks a thrilling question: how far can ingenuity carry a hero the world keeps underestimating?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy readers will love it\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBowl boat, chopstick oar, and needle sword make an unforgettable miniature adventure kit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDramatic shifts in scale turn reeds, rain, and river currents into a world of imaginative play.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIssun-bōshi approaches obstacles with curiosity and invention rather than waiting to become bigger.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe journey builds from a gentle departure to a thrilling encounter with an oni.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA good gift for\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall-but-mighty adventurers, imaginative builders, children beginning a new school or journey, and readers who love finding surprising uses for everyday things.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes an oni and fantasy peril involving a much larger opponent. Caregivers of sensitive readers may wish to preview the confrontation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fabulist Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49057193820404,"sku":"FB-PIP-ISSUN-HC","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0843\/4666\/7252\/files\/fabulist-commerce-issun-boshi-pdp-4x5-v01.jpg?v=1785554380","url":"https:\/\/fabulistbooks.com\/products\/issun-boshi","provider":"Fabulist Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}