A surprisingly garish cover (above) for a book of sensitive street studies that take the reader on a wordless tour of the streets of a town, 'Shops and Stores of Japan'おみせ' by Toyoko Igarashi, published in 1980. I studied silent books for my MA and found them to be an incredibly dextrous tool for igniting the imagination and conversation/ narrative skills of the reader/s. This book is fascinating in its detailed realistic studies, a real treasure.
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