{"product_id":"cats-at-every-turn-machida-naoko","title":"Cats at Every Turn | Machida Naoko","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"c-box\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA rising star in picture books, Machida Naoko is acclaimed for illustrations of bold composition and loving detail that evoke singular worlds. Her many popular works include the ghost story \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIru no inai no\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Is It There?; Iwasaki Shoten, 2012), with text by Kyogoku Natsuhiko.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title of this long-awaited new collection comes from Machida’s personal motto—take a close look at the pictures, even the ones for stories that might not seem to have much to do with cats, and you’ll see that she’s slipped one or two of them in there somewhere. Meanwhile, cats rendered in amazingly delicate brushwork \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003edo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e take center stage in many of her more recent works. Every cat is depicted in minute detail from its movements right down to the feel of its fur, revealing Machida’s keen eye and affection for these creatures with which she shares her own day-to-day life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCats at Every Turn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e covers Machida’s works from the earliest to most recent, including book illustrations and covers, original artwork, and a brand-new eight-page picture story created especially for this volume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook design by Oshima Idea\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncludes an interview with the author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-box\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMachida Naoko\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis an artist and picture-book illustrator. Born in 1968 in Tokyo, she received her training at the Musashino Art University Junior College of Art and Design. Her many well-beloved books include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUrashima Taro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Akane Shobo, 2010), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMatchi uri no shojo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (The Little Match Girl; Froebel-Kan, 2018), and two ghost stories with Kyogoku Natsuhiko, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIru no inai no\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Is It There?; Iwasaki Shoten, 2012) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAzukitogi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(The Azuki-Bean Washer; Iwasaki Shoten, 2015). An avowed cat lover, she is also known for her books starring cats, among them \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNamae no nai neko\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(The Cat without a Name; Komine Shoten, 2019), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNeko to neko\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Cat and Cat; Koguma Publishing, 2019), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNeko wa rusuban\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Stuck at Home; Holp Shuppan, 2020), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNekozume no yoru\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(The Night of the Cat Claw; Iwasaki Shoten, 2021).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e143 × 210 × 15 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePages: 168\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLanguage(s):Japanese\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in Japan\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZAKKAsine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48903250706781,"sku":"978-4-86152-897-2 C0071","price":327.0,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0247\/9292\/4265\/files\/978-4-86152-897-2_01_2048x2048_9cf4bd78-1ed6-4166-8e96-1aa93de72815.webp?v=1725570613","url":"https:\/\/www.zakkasine.com\/da-dk\/products\/cats-at-every-turn-machida-naoko","provider":"ZAKKAsine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}