{"product_id":"horror-picture-book-a-bad-book-9781974762484","title":"Horror Picture Book: A Bad Book","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eNice to meet you. I am a bad book\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeceptively simple picture books with sinister stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomewhere in the world there is a book that will teach you very bad things. You say you don't want a book like that? But someday you will. I know you will. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAward-winning authors Miyuki Miyabe and Hisanori Yoshida present the most terrifyingly bad book in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Miyuki Miyabe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viz Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 8.50w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781974762484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiyuki Miyabe's debut story, \"Warera ga Rinjin no Hanzai\" (Our Neighbor's Crime), won a new-writer award in 1987, and since that time she has become one of Japan's most popular and best-selling authors. Miyabe's fantasy novel \u003ci\u003eBrave Story\u003c\/i\u003e won the Mildred L. Batchelder Award for best children's book in translation from the American Library Association in 2007. \u003ci\u003eThe Gate of Sorrows\u003c\/i\u003e is an adult novel in the same universe as \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e. Her other works available in English include \u003ci\u003eAll She Was Worth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCross Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sleeping Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eApparitions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eICO: Castle in the Mist\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHisanori Yoshida, born in 1971 in Osaka, is known for adapting his visual style to the stories he illustrates. He provided the illustrations for Eto Mori's \u003ci\u003eKibo no bokujo\u003c\/i\u003e (Ranch of Hope), inspired by real events in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear accident, which won the JBBY Award in the illustration category in 2017 and has appeared in multiple languages, bringing Yoshida international attention. The \u003ci\u003eAmefuru honya\u003c\/i\u003e (Rainy Bookshop) series, illustrated by Yoshida and written by Rieko Hinata, has been published to great acclaim in seven languages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMasao Higashi is a critic and scholar of horror and fantasy literature born in 1958 in Kanagawa. He served as editor-in-chief of the fantasy magazine \u003ci\u003eGenso Bungaku\u003c\/i\u003e and the ghost-story journal \u003ci\u003eYu\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which he founded. His critical study \u003ci\u003eTono monogatari to kaidan no jidai\u003c\/i\u003e (The Tale of Tono and the Era of Ghost Stories) won Best Critical\/Biographical Work at the 64th Mystery Writers of Japan Awards.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Miyuki Miyabe \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":67778206892189,"sku":"9781974762484","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_4b65fd58-40b8-4ce1-a15f-14fb1d03f8cb.jpg?v=1793734394","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/horror-picture-book-a-bad-book-9781974762484","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}