[Bold Large Print Book] Little Kobe-chan: Family Love Edition (Short Story Collection by Shugoro Yamamoto)

The seventh installment in Shugoro Yamamoto's collection of short stories. A story of a commoner family. Shugoro Yamamoto's perspective is heartwarming.

◆Little Carpenter A young master carpenter and his daughter lose everything in the great fire of Edo, but they take on the care of 12 orphans and work hard to rebuild. Their spirit is truly moving.

◆Chan "Chan" refers to Dad. The youngest child calls him "Tan." The conversations exchanged in everyday life are endearing.

[The inspiration for creating large-print boldface books] My mother is hard of hearing and doesn't watch TV, but she loves reading, has a sharp mind, and thankfully, has never suffered from dementia. But one day, she could no longer read the fine Mincho font, and instead spent her days staring blankly, not even reading. We tried using magnifying glasses and glasses, fearing that she might develop dementia, but nothing worked, and she couldn't even read books with fine, large-print fineface. As a test, I published a bold, large-print book on Kindle and showed it to him. He was thrilled, saying, "I can read this without glasses!" He read it all in one day and said, "Please continue reading the next one." (laughs) I eagerly await the arrival of my bold, large-print books from Amazon at my front door. I keep them lined up on a small bookshelf by my bed and reread them whenever I forget about them. As an editor myself, I had drifted away from reading because cataracts made the text blurry, but the bold print makes it easier to read, and I've been able to rediscover the joy of turning the next page. I would be happy if I can bring the joy of reading back to those whose eyesight has started to deteriorate. Even if you don't read much and are tired of the small print on your smartphone, I hope you'll experience the thrill of digging through a novel in one go!