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Age range 0+ Chihiro Takeuchi creates another original and innovative book with her intricate paper cut artwork. Find a red fire truck, a green alligator or a black cat. Hours of fun and engagement for young children.
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Chihiro Takeuchi creates another original and innovative book with her intricate paper cut artwork.
Find a red fire truck, a green alligator or a black cat.
Hours of fun and engagement for young children.
Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?
Wall Street Journal praises it as "a superb example of a board book with a clever kind of built in layering."
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ISBN: 9780994384188
Publisher: Berbay Publishing
Format: Board book
Date Published: 01 February 2019
Country: Australia
Imprint: Berbay Publishing
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 200.0mm
Height: 200.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 38
About the Author
Chihiro Takeuchi is a renowned paper cut artist living in Osaka, Japan. In 2015 and 2016 Chihiro was part of a select group of artists to exhibit at the prestigious Bologna Book Fair. She has produced several books with Berbay including Whose Bones? and the successful board books Colours and Animals.
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