My Neighbor Totoro (Tokuma's Magical Adventure) [Hardcover]

Hayao Miyazaki (Author)

Book Description

Series: Tokuma's Magical Adventure

Eleven-year-old Satsuki and her sassy little sister Mei are overjoyed about moving into a historic country house with their dad - but the girls don't realise what a delightful adventure awaits them there. While exploring their sprawling home and the beautiful rural area that surrounds it, Satsuki and Mei meet Granny, a sweet old woman, and her timid grandson Kanta. They also experience firsthand the magic of the Soot Sprites, mysterious creatures that live in the walls, and discover a huge camphor tree that just might be enchanted...

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-5–Totoro unfolds in brief, pleasantly uneventful episodes in this adaptation of Miyazaki's animated film. A humorous fantasy populated with the filmmaker's trademark endearing, unclassifiable creatures, it contains elements familiar to fans of Spirited Away. Fourth-grader Satsuki and her four-year-old sister, Mei, move to the country with their father to be closer to their mother, who is in a hospital recovering from an illness. The first volume simply recounts the family's first day in their new house, which they discover is haunted by amicable soot sprites. In volume two, Mei discovers the Totoros, benign forest spirits. The story develops leisurely and is told primarily through the illustrations, with a minimum of text. Bright, cheerful colors reflect Totoro's amiable humor and depict a veritable dream world for young children, where lush green fields and forests populated with the quirky, friendly Totoros provide an idyllic playground. Gentler in pace and tone than Spirited Away, these books will appeal not only to manga and anime fans, but also to younger readers with little or no previous knowledge of the genre.–Lisa Goldstein, Brooklyn Public Library, NY
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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Japanese

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 111 pages
• Publisher: Tokuma Pub Co (January 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 4190869716
• ISBN-13: 978-4190869715
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,307,225 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Hayao Miyazaki is the prominent director of many popular animated feature films. He is also the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, the award-winning Japanese animation studio and production company behind worldwide hits such as PRINCESS MONONOKE, HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE and SPIRITED AWAY.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful pictures-my kids loved it, August 9, 2005

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This review is from: My Neighbor Totoro: Film Comic (My Neighbor Totoro, Book 1) (Paperback)

my kids loved this movie and were thrilled to get this book. In english and japanese. lots and lots of wonderful pictures. one warning first book in a series of several.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!!, February 24, 1998

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This review is from: My Neighbor Totoro (Tokuma's Magical Adventure) (Hardcover)

Children will love this!! The artwork is beautifully drawn and the story ist just right to read before the kids go to bed.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun book!, July 20, 2010

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This review is from: My Neighbor Totoro: Film Comic (My Neighbor Totoro, Book 4) (Paperback)

We love Totoro the movie and this book has great stills from the film. The kids really get excited to relive the story and see their favorite characters. This installment is not the whole story, but the final chapter.