Yumi Kitagishi is a Japanese illustrator and picture book author whose hand-drawn worlds are populated by white cats, rabbits and other small animals going quietly about their lives. Her scenes reward a second look — there is always a detail you missed the first time. She has been part of the Hobonichi Artist Collection for several years running, and for 2027 her white cat and friends move into a village and a dollhouse.
White Cat Village gathers the whole neighbourhood: the familiar white cat and a cast of small animals going about village life, each of them busy with something of their own. Kitagishi drew these illustrations especially for Hobonichi, and they reward the second and third look — there is always a doorway or a small creature you missed. The village is quiet in the way picture book villages are, where nothing much is happening and everything is happening.
Sized for the A5 techo. The inner sleeve you slide your book into is a light green with a lively, wallpaper-like pattern, and the bookmarks are simple ribbons. “butterfly-stopper” pen holders double as a clasp to keep the cover shut.
- Includes: 1 cover
- Size: H228 x W337 x T3mm / H9.0“ x W13.3” x T0.1“ (opened flat)
*Specifications may vary slightly
