My Neighbour Totoro

Mi hija de 21 meses es una ferviente fan de Totoro. Este libro es de las cosas imprescindibles en nuestra casa, la peque es capaz de hojearlo día y noche, reviviendo cada escena de la película. El libro en sí es de calidad inmejorable: buen papel, gran colorido, muy buena selección de imágenes. Que esté en inglés importa poco, además es un texto de estructura sencilla que en un futuro servirá para reforzar el idioma.

Glossy paper, loved the pictures, this is not five minutes read children love to see the pictures and listen/ read the story. I am very happy with the book. Although it came with torn binding from outside in one end, I couldn't return it as children loved the book. I had to fix it myself.

First up, next day delivery to a regional town is insane! Well done. The book itself is great, the hardcover is nice and it's a good size for reading along with kids. It's quite lengthy and great quality for the price. It has the majority of the key scenes from the movie, though there are some exceptions). Some of the images are slightly blurry (screen grabs of the film I would assume), however for the most part the book looks great, with some of the larger images working really well. It is well suited to smaller kids (2-3 year olds will like the images, and older will be able to read along). If they like the film they'll like the book.

My 2 year old daughter was introduced to Totoro by our neighbour dropping off a copy. My neighbour introduced us to My Neighbour Totoro, yes, you read that correctly. We had not heard of Totoro or Kiki's Delivery Service and were quite skeptical when he briefly described the story and characters. A side note on our neighbour... we live in TO and bought a semi-detached about three years ago. My first meeting with our neighbour goes like this: Me: (After hellos, and small talk) How long have you lived here? Him: I don't even know anymore. Over 40 years. Me: Wow. You don't even look that old. Him: I'm 76. Me: Wow! You don't look it. What's your secret to looking so young? Him: (shrugs) Booze, drugs, loose women. Needless to say, I love my neighbour right from the get-go, but when this guy says "I've got a video of Japanese animation your daughter will love..." As I said, this seemed a little sketchy; nevertheless, our daughter was only interested in YouTube on the iPad so we gave this a shot because a little TV is a welcome break for any parent. So, naturally, our daughter loves Totoro right away, and laughs and shouts every time Totoro makes an appearance. She sings along to all the songs. So, with Xmas coming we looking for some Miyazaki paraphernalia. We ordered this book, and the Kiki book too, with a resigned attitude that it was going to be all that was available. We are still reeling over the quality of this book. It is a beautiful companion for a young child to the movies. Totoro is over 25 years old now, and not a North American invention so that limits the amount of swag for the movie, but if we never find something other than this book - we're still good. The book has many screen shots from the movie and had a lot more pages than we expected. There are even little background details about Totoro and the characters you wouldn't get in the movie. I would think of this book like a companion you might find for Lord of the Rings. Maps, stories, background details. Not to the same degree as that LOTR, but it gives you and idea. Hopefully my daughter loves this book as much as her parents do. Can't wait for Xmas!

A really lovely picture book. I bought this for my husband for Father’s Day as he is a massive Ghibli fan and I thought it would be nice for him to introduce our sons. The book is beautiful- lovely pictures, it’s hardback and glossy and has a dust jacket. My eldest is only 17months and it’s far too old for him but the pictures are engaging for him. The story is simplified. Lovely for older children.