8th place in the 5th TSUTAYA Picture Book Award & over 130,000 copies sold! Shohei Otani’s special cooperatio n picture book “Let’s play baseball! “The Story of Shohei Otani” (title: Shohei Otani, text, Koji Torigoe, illustra tions: Kana Yamada)

[5th TSUTAYA Picture Book Award 8th place & over 130,000 copies sold! ] Shohei Otani’s special cooperation picture book “Let’s play baseball! “The Story of Shohei Otani” (Title: Text by Shohei Otani / Illustrated by Koji Torigoe / Kana Yamada) ​
Sekai Bunka Holdings Co., Ltd. Press release: October 25, 2024 [8th place in the 5th TSUTAYA Picture Book Award & over 130,000 copies sold! ] Shohei Otani’s special cooperation picture book “Let’s play baseball! “The Story of Shohei Otani” (title: Shohei Otani, text, Koji Torigoe, illustrations: Kana Yamada)
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“Let’s play baseball!” published by Sekai Bunkasha! The story of Shohei Otani (title: Shohei Otani, text, Koji Torigoe, illustrations: Kana Yamada) won 8th place in the 5th TSUTAYA Picture Book Award. In addition, this book has been printed 6 times and has sold over 130,000 copies. Since its release, it has continued to be talked about in various quarters due to Shohei Otani’s great success, including the 54-59 victory, and the fact that the Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League championship and advanced to the World Series. ◆Over 130,000 copies sold! A picture book about Shohei Otani’s life with his words and thoughts for children
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/9728/1887/9728-1887-730a22fbdf2a57740c63d7ae2900fb1b-970×600.png The origin of this book began when Shohei Otani was featured in the August 2023 issue of the monthly childcare picture book “Wonderland” (World Culture Wonder Group). We have created a picture book about Shohei Otani’s life, along with his message to children in January of the same year: “You can do anything!” ◆ A Q&A with Shohei Otani and handprints are very popular “I want to know more! Shohei Otani Shinbun”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/9728/1887/9728-1887-0cf77605a6e1adc540d3776f3bcfe598-970×600.png The second half is entitled “I want to know more! Shohei Otani Shinbun” and includes Shohei Otani’s handprints as well as questions and answers from a child’s perspective. Shohei Otani, a player admired by children around the world, can convey the “splendor of having a dream.” This is a book that encourages children to take on
challenges, telling them, “You can do anything!” ◆ What is the TSUTAYA Picture Book Award
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/9728/1887/9728-1887-c67770b91353a1e57ffb54a07d718489-647×808.png “Let’s play baseball! Shohei Otani Story” ■Release date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 ■List price: 1,760 yen (tax included) ■Specifications: A4 variant / 32 pages ■Title: Shohei Otani ■Text: Torigoe Koji ■Illustration: Kana Yamada ■Publisher: Sekai Bunka Wonder Group Co., Ltd. ■Publication/Sale: Sekai Bunkasha Co., Ltd.
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