Description
Aim for fluffy, freshly baked bread. Eat only one loaf of bread. Be grateful when you eat it. That’s the rule of the bread thief! The bread thief is a master thief who looks just like bread and searches for delicious bread. One day, the bread thief found a bakery. The sign read, “The World’s Most Delicious Forest Bakery.” If it’s the most delicious bread in the world, the bread thief can’t just leave it alone! The person baking bread in the shop is an old man with a kind smile and hairstyle like a loaf of bread. He looks like he would bake delicious bread! The bread thief sneaks in by blending in with the bread and snatches the bread he’s after! “Oh, my dear, my dear, my dear bread. Shiny, fluffy, hot bread.” The bread thief hugs the bread he stole and even rubs it on the cheek. With your heart full of anticipation, take a big bite with your mouth full! But what does the bread taste like…? With a bread headpiece and a nose and arms and legs that clearly show his true identity, the bread thief looks incredibly silly and adorable. In his hideout, there is a bread table, a bread tissue box, bread-patterned towels, and even a mysterious bread-shaped ornamental plant! And the happy expression on his face as he eats the bread! The bread thief loves bread so much that you can’t hate him, even though he is a thief. Just imagine how much he enjoyed biting into the “world’s most delicious bread”… The best part is seeing the expression on the bread thief’s face after eating the “world’s most delicious bread” ! There are many picture books about delicious bread, but who would have thought that a bread like that would appear! This surreal and cute book will make both adults and children burst out laughing. (Takuma Horii, novelist)