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The Bread Thief Little Rice Ball Sets Off on a Journey
The Bread Thief Little Rice Ball Sets Off on a Journey
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Book Introduction
What happened before the bread thief became a bread thief?
The hidden story of the bread thief that no one knew about!


Little Onigiri, who lives in a rice ball shop, is tired of eating only rice balls every day.
I wanted to eat something else, so I tried to talk to my family, but no one understood the little rice ball's feelings.
The upset little rice ball runs away from home and is attacked by crows who mistake it for a rice ball left on the road.
The little rice ball, who was so surprised that he rolled down the hill, accidentally meets an old man who was traveling and ends up revealing his true identity...

Keiko Shibata, the picture book author who is loved for her fun and laughter-filled stories about bread thieves, has returned with a new story about bread thieves.
The story, which begins with the absurd yet amusing question, "What did the bread-thief mouse look like before he became a bread thief?", once again guides us into a world of pure and ingenious imagination.
From the bread thief's twisted past to how he came to love bread, discover a new story told by the bread thief, armed with deadly cuteness!
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Into the book
The Onigiri family eats only Onigiri every day.
"I'm sick of rice balls now! Sometimes I want to eat something different."
“You sound full.
“What could be more delicious than a hearty and nutritious rice ball?”
--- pp.8~9

Gulp~~
"hungry…."
Little Rice Ball, who hadn't eaten anything all day, was hungry.
“I’m hungry! Eat this.”
“Ugh… This thing with all these holes in it… What the heck is this?”
I took a careful bite into the little rice ball.

It's delicious!
--- pp.19~21

Publisher's Review
★ Bestselling series in Japan with 3 million copies sold ★
★ 2023 Tsutaya Picture Book Award 1st Place Winner ★


The secret behind the birth of the 'Bread Thief' series!

The bread thief started out as a rice ball?
The power of creative imagination that adds fun to fun!


Here's a small rice ball.
He is staring into the distance with a look of discontent on his face, wondering what is going on.
But, for some reason, this rice ball I'm seeing for the first time doesn't feel unfamiliar.
What story is hidden in this familiar little rice ball?

This family-run rice ball shop is full of delicious rice balls, including red bean rice balls, cod roe rice balls, and salmon rice balls.
Every morning, a delicious smell wafts through the air.
However, little Onigiri, who is tired of eating rice balls every day, argues with his father and leaves the house, only to be attacked by hungry crows.
A little rice ball that rolled down the hill after trying to avoid the attacks of crows that rushed at it without mercy.
When the strange man he met at the bottom of the hill also mistook it for a rice ball, the little rice ball finally reveals its identity by taking off its rice ball clothes and throwing them away.

The cute 'bread thief' who stole everyone's love with his fatal charm reveals a surprising secret about his past.
From being born the son of a rice ball shop owner with nothing to do with bread, to a very special encounter that turns his entire destiny upside down, meet the journey of a little rice ball boy filled with unexpected, interesting settings and twists.

'It's the path I've decided on.
Just do it with confidence.'
A message of encouragement for those who boldly pursue their dreams and take on challenges.


Little Onigiri was born to a mother and father who make and sell onigiri every day.
For Little Onigiri, inheriting the family-run onigiri shop must have felt like a destiny.
However, Little Onigiri leaves home out of curiosity about other foods, and this curiosity and courage becomes the decisive factor in meeting 'bread'.

When Little Rice Ball first left home, and when he returned home after tasting the bread and told his dream, Little Rice Ball and his father had a huge fight.
We even fought over whether bread or rice balls were more delicious.
But Little Onigiri decides to pursue his dream without giving in to his family's opposition.
I explain the charm of bread that I saw and felt firsthand, and finally succeed in persuading my family.


Dad, who thought that rice balls were the best and had only made rice balls his whole life, felt a little disappointed when he saw his little one choose bread over rice balls, but he sent his enthusiastic support to his son who had chosen a path that no one in the family had ever taken before.
The book sends a round of applause to everyone who dreams at this very moment and takes courageous steps to make that dream come true.

So cute! So full of laughter! It's bursting!
The delightful and lovely 'Bread Thief' series by author Keiko Shibata!


The 'Bread Thief' series, which has been loved since its publication and has sold over 3 million copies in Japan, contains various stories about the fatally cute and overwhelmingly shameless main character, 'Bread Thief'.
From the intense first appearance of the bread thief, "Bread Thief", to the story of a new bread thief who appears before the bread thief who has become a baker, "Bread Thief vs. Fake Bread Thief", to the bread-bursting showdown between the bread thief and his unidentified natural enemy who are busy preparing for the village bread festival, "Bread Thief and the Suspicious French Bread", and now "Bread Thief Embarks on a Little Rice Ball Journey", author Keiko Shibata has become very popular by creating unprecedented characters with her unique imagination.

Following the previous episodes that showed off delicious breads, with the sweet and savory scent of bread wafting in as soon as you open the book, this episode features nutritious rice balls that everyone, regardless of age or gender, will make your mouth water once again.


From the old story of the lovely bread thief to the message of encouragement to all of us striving for our dreams, meet the even more fun and heartwarming bread thief story, “The Bread Thief Embarks on a Little Rice Ball Road”!

Curriculum linkage

Elementary Korean Language 2-2-4 Guessing the Character's Mind
Elementary Korean 2-2-7 Let's look at the order in which things happened.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: June 10, 2024
- Format: Hardcover book binding method guide
- Page count, weight, size: 40 pages | 328g | 212*241*15mm
- ISBN13: 9788955827613
- ISBN10: 895582761X
- KC Certification: Certification Type: Conformity Confirmation

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