I'm curious,
I'm curious,
A person who can't help it.

A person who is worried, worried, and can't help.


I and my neighbor

NEIGHBORS


"I wondered what the neighbor was doing."

 

"I and my neighbor" (original title: NEIGHBORS) is a masterpiece published by Gofstein in 1979. Although it has been out of print in Japan for a long time, it will be published in a new version and new translation by Tonkachi Books.


A new "neighbor" has arrived at my immediate house.

I was worried about my neighbor, and I was worried.

It is the story of me and my neighbor, who takes time to take time from autumn to summer.

 

It was really nice to be next to me. "

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Regular version book

It is a single sale of the picture book "I and the neighbor". We will deliver it on the cover of the hardcover. The cover material and color are different from the BOX version.
* The contents of the picture book are the same as the BOX version.

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Limited BOX set

A set that fits in a large lilac -colored dedicated box that can reproduce the scene of the picture book with the special version of the cloth cover "I and the neighbor".
* Limited 300 sets are sold.

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Tonkachi Books
Goffstein

This is a picture book of M.B. Goffstein published in a new version and new translation by Tonkachi Books. I have published six picture books, including "Me and neighbor". All are picture books that are packed with tonkachi's commitment from Japanese translation to binding.

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About books

M.B. Gofstein's "NEIGHBORS", published in the United States in 1979, was out of print after the Japanese version was published in 1989 under the title "Oyanari -san" (translated by Shuntaro Tanikawa).
This time, we have renewed a new translation and new binding with a new title "Me and Neighborhood" from Tonkachi Books.

The contents of the BOX set

Lilac color box

A dedicated BOX with the color of the lilac flower brought by the neighbor. Picture books and piles are designed to fit perfectly. The cover illustration is full of happiness when my neighbor first came to the house of "I" for the first time. "I" also appear on the back cover and the back cover.

On the cover of the fabric
"I and my neighbor"

It is a picture book of special binding that is different from a normal book. The cover of the fabric is only available in the BOX set. The fabric picture book is immersed in the quiet and warm world of Goffstein.
* The contents of the picture book are the same as the regular version.

Building block set

It is a building block that can reproduce the scene in the picture book. The base board is reversible on white snow and green lawn. There are three small wooden dolls, so please read each scene while reading the picture book.

* It is not a child toy.

* Because the building block is used, there is a variation in the grain because it uses natural wood.

Yomimono 1

M.B. Goffstein at that time
~ The era when "I and my neighbor" were born-

When I was ready to publish me and my neighbor, I wanted to hear the story of those who knew Goffstein at the time. Immediately, her husband, David, and Edit, an editor who has been working for many years, came to mind. They immediately responded to my about offers who wanted me to tell me anything at that time. This article is a remix of it.

Exhibition will be held at "Kogiri"!

With me and my 100 Goffstein


July 21, 2023 (Friday) -S August 20 (Sun) 12: 00-19: 00
This exhibition looks back on all M.B. Goffstein works with 100 pictures. The selection of the picture was performed by Mika Sasaki, the director of the Goffstein series of Tonkachi. The 100 scenes, which are framed in various sizes, cover the entire gallery and create a labyrinth with picture books.
Rested corridor: Monday / Tue
Venue: No saw
* Water, Thursday and Friday are required to make advance reservations from the web.
* No reservations on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays are required.
5-17 Sarugaku-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0033 Daiichi Nishio Building 2nd floor
TEL 03-6712-7878
nokogiri@tonkachi.co.jp

Yomimono 2

"I and my 100 Gofstein"
I will talk about it.

This is M.B. Goffstein's exhibition "I and my 100 Goffstein", which will be held at the gallery "No Kogiri", and chose Mika Sasaki (the Gofstein series of Tonkachi (Tonkachi's Gofstein series This is an interview with).

Goffstein T -shirt

A new work has appeared in the Goffstein illustration T -shirt in conjunction with the publication of "Me and the neighbor" and "My 100 Goffstein".

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