Picture Book Angel Books Tengu and Fan

"Angel Books" is a series of picture books and flexi discs for three-dimensional audiovisual education, published by Namco Corporation in 1968.
Doctors of Education, Matsumoto Toru and Kubota Ikuo, have reconstructed Japanese folk tales from a new perspective.

The illustrations for this book were done by Hiroshi Tada.
The illustrations were created by popular illustrators of the time, who used rich ideas and colors to create a modern depiction of the story.
Originally created as an educational picture book for children, the illustrations have become so appealing that adults can now enjoy the series as well.

[Title] Picture Book Angel Books
[Publisher] Namco Corporation
[Date of publication] 1968
[Number of pages] 14 pages
[Size] Approx. 29.7 x 21.0 cm, 0.2 kg
[Format] Hardcover
[Title Reading] Ehon Angel Books Tengutougi
[Authors/Editors] Susumu Matsumoto (PhD in Education, Columbia University), Ikuo Kubota (author), Hiroshi Tada (illustrator)
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[Condition] Used, average condition [4] (Clear cover slightly damaged and slightly shrunk, Text: slight stains on the pages, average condition for a flexi disc)
[Accessories] 1 flexi disc (attached to the back endpaper)
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Hiroshi Tada

Born in Tokyo on March 17, 1937.
Graduated from the Department of Design at Musashino Art University. Picture book author and manga artist.
Known for his picture books that have the humor and rhythm typical of a cartoonist, he has published many works that have long been loved by young children, including the long-selling "Buu and Pyon Picture Book Series," as well as "The Same, the Same" and "The Mouse's Long Bread" (Kogumasha).

He has also written a variety of works, including "Becoming a Crocodile" and "Who is the Dog Who Cries?" (Kogumasha), "The Apple Thuds" (Bunken Publishing), and "Is It Someone?" (Bunka Publishing Bureau), and his word play picture book "The Medaka's Glasses" has captivated adult readers as well.
He is a member of the Japan Cartoonists Association, Manga Shudan, and Manga Artists' Picture Book Association.

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