Numamushi: A Fairy Tale
- SKU: 9781941360774
- Category: Fantasy, Snag Books Bestselling Titles
Burned by napalm as an infant and adopted by the guardian spirit of a river, Numamushi spends the first years of his life catching frogs to eat and learning to shed his skin like his serpentine father. Then one day, a lonely man moves into the abandoned house next to the river, and curiosity for all things human awakens in Numamushi.
This mysterious man shares Numamushi's penchant for eating frogs but also carries the scars of war, a love of the written word, and knowledge of the secret history of the house and its river. When he begins teaching Numamushi to read and write, the growing friendship between them opens an unexpected path to metamorphosis-and healing-for them both.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Mina Ikemoto Ghosh
Publisher: Lanternfish Press
Published: 10/17/2023
ISBN: 9781941360774
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.40d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08/07/2023
Burned by napalm as an infant and adopted by the guardian spirit of a river, Numamushi spends the first years of his life catching frogs to eat and learning to shed his skin like his serpentine father. Then one day, a lonely man moves into the abandoned house next to the river, and curiosity for all things human awakens in Numamushi.
This mysterious man shares Numamushi's penchant for eating frogs but also carries the scars of war, a love of the written word, and knowledge of the secret history of the house and its river. When he begins teaching Numamushi to read and write, the growing friendship between them opens an unexpected path to metamorphosis-and healing-for them both.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Mina Ikemoto Ghosh
Publisher: Lanternfish Press
Published: 10/17/2023
ISBN: 9781941360774
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.40d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08/07/2023
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