6/13/2005

Gee, Little Black Sambo is only 16 pages—I think I can handle that.
I wonder if my book, “Little Yellow Buck-toothed Hitoshi-kun,” could be a Japanese adult best seller too?

‘Black Sambo’ on best seller list in Japan
TOKYO — …..”Sambo” was a big favorite of Japanese families from the time it was introduced here in 1953 until it was yanked from bookstores in 1988…. …[now it] has sold 95,000 copies in two months since bringing out “Chibikuro Sambo.” Despite being a child’s read at a thin 16 pages, “Sambo” sits among the top five adult fiction best sellers at major Tokyo book chains.….more…