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Sato the Rabbit Spiral-Bound | February 23, 2021

Yuki Ainoya (Created by), Michael Blaskowsky (Translated by)

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In this surreal collection of short vignettes, we are transported to the world of Sato the Rabbit: a world very much like our own, yet one that is imbued with an added dimension of wonder and curiosity, in which ordinary objects and everyday routines become magical encounters.

In this surreal collection of short vignettes, we are transported to the world of Sato the Rabbit: a world very much like our own, yet one that is imbued with an added dimension of wonder and curiosity, in which ordinary objects and everyday routines become magical encounters.

A 2022 Mildred L. Batchelder Honor Book
A 2021 Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of 2021
A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of 2021
A 100 Scope Notes Most Astonishingly Unconventional Book of 2021
A Bank Street College of Education Best Book of 2022

“One day, Haneru Sato became a rabbit. He’s been a rabbit ever since.”  

With these surrealist, yet matter-of-fact opening lines, we are transported to a world very much like our own, yet one that is imbued with an added dimension of wonder and curiosity. In Sato’s world, ordinary objects and everyday routines can lead to magical encounters: a rain puddle, reflecting the sky, becomes a window that can be opened and peered through. A walnut is cracked open to reveal a tiny home, complete with a bathtub and a comfy bed. During a meteor shower, Sato catches stars in a net, illuminating the path home for a family taking an evening walk. 

This whimsical tale is the first in a trilogy from Japan.

Publisher: Consortium Book Sales & Distribution
Original Binding: Hardcover Picture Book
Pages: 68 pages
ISBN-10: 1592703186
Item Weight: 0.34 lbs
Dimensions: 7.0 x 0.2 x 8.0 inches
"Sato...walks upright through a natural world reminiscent of the Chirri & Chirra series—one that offers enchanting and sometimes droll revelations. He waters his garden, and a spread traces the water along a twisting, turning course through the forest back to its source, a pond that, in Blaskowsky’s natural-sounding translation, “is blowing water into the hose as hard as it can.” Each episode is over in a few pages, and every one offers kaleidoscopic, pleasingly sensorial images made for dreaming on." —STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly
Born in Yokohama, Yuki Ainoya studied Japanese paintingat the Tama Art University Faculty of Art and Design. Shewas the winner of the Crayon House Children's BookGrand Prize in 1990 and the 12th Japanese Children's BookAward in 2007 for the original Japanese edition of Sato theRabbit (Shogakukan). In her spare time, she likes playing theaccordion and hula dancing.