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The Secret of the Blue Glass

By Tomiko Inui
Series: Pushkin Children’s Classics
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In a dusty library, in the quietest corner of a house in Tokyo, live the Little People: Fern, Balbo, Robin and Iris. Just a few inches high, sleeping in cigarette boxes and crafting shoes from old book jackets, they need only one thing from their Humans... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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A classic story about a magical miniature family's adventures in wartime Japan.

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In a dusty library, in the quietest corner of a house in Tokyo, live the Little People: Fern, Balbo, Robin and Iris. Just a few inches high, sleeping in cigarette boxes and crafting shoes from old book jackets, they need only one thing from their Humans - a nightly glass of milk, served in a sparkling blue glass goblet.

But when the Second World War comes to Japan, both Humans and their beloved Little People face a world they could never have imagined. It will take great love, bravery, and the help of one very loyal pigeon to bring their unique families back together...

The Secret of the Blue Glass is a timeless adventure and a heartwarming reminder that everyone, no matter how small, can make a difference.

Part of the new Pushkin Children's Classics series of thrilling, magical and inspiring stories from around the world, which young readers will return to time and again.

Series: Pushkin Children’s Classics

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781782695035

Publisher: Pushkin Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 August 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pushkin Children's Books

Contributors:

  • Translated by Ginny Takemori

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 192

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Classic Fiction Series: Pushkin Children’s Classics Tomiko Inui Young Adult

About the Author

Tomiko Inui (1924-2002) was born in Tokyo and joined a publishing house in 1950, where she began working as an editor while also writing. A pioneer of children's fantasy literature in Japan, she published many titles over her long career, during which she won numerous prizes and was a runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Award.

Ginny Tapley Takemori lives at the foot of a mountain in eastern Japan and has translated fiction by over a dozen Japanese authors for both adults and children. Her translation of The Whale That Fell in Love with a Submarine is also available from Pushkin Children's.

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