The Steadfast Tin Soldier In The Land Of The Y?kai

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>'The Steadfast Tin Soldier in the Land of the Yokai'</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> is the tragic story of a toy soldier's love for a maiko doll. When he finds himself on the shelf of an extraordinary antique toy store in Japan</span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> </strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>the tin soldier is warned against gazing at the doll by a jealous y?kai but he persists. Spurred on by supernatural forces he is propelled head first into a chain reaction of terrifying events that even the most steadfast tin soldier surely couldn't survive. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Told entirely with photographs by award-winning visual story-tellers Jules and Pierre-Jacques Ober nothing is lost of the poignancy of the original nor of the mystery and magic. This is not only a heartbreaking love story and a great adventure it's also an excellent tool for learning. It explores themes such as persistence through adversity jealousy love and ultimately transformation: nothing is ever lost but changes shape and continues anew.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>'Extraordinary... remarkable... gives a special depth to this classic Andersen tale transposed into the Japanese landscape culture and imagination.' - Laura Legros Atoutlivre</span></p><p>This stunning hard cover edition is printed on ultra premium paper. It has a QR code to access an audio recording of the author reading the story<strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>and a fun activity to make the Tin Soldier's origami boat</span>.</p>