Kaito is very strong - stronger than all the other boys in his village. No one can beat him at wrestling, and one day he sets out to the city to try his skill at the world-famous Sumo wrestling tournament.
New in paperback. Kaito is stronger than all the other boys in his village. Because no one can beat him at wrestling, he sets off to the city to compete in the world-famous Sumo wrestling tournament. But on the way he meets a girl called Hana, who is even stronger. Hana offers to train Kaito - with amazing results.
'A witty story that challenges gender stereotyping.'
'Jessica Souhami's brilliant paper illustrations are bright and bold, and have surprisingly dynamic movement to themEURO| A great addition to the bookshelf, and will widen the cultural horizons of young readers.'
Jessica Souhami has created a competition for the Children's Bookshow in association with the Independent - to be published on the education page in September.
'Jessica Souhami's brilliant paper illustrations are bright and bold, and have surprisingly dynamic movement to them... A great addition to the bookshelf, and will widen the cultural horizons of young readers.'
'A witty story that challenges gender stereotyping.'
Jessica Souhami studied at the Central School of Art and Design. In 1980 she formed Mme Souhami and Co, a travelling puppet company using colourful shadow puppets with a musical accompaniment and a storyteller. Her illustrations, like her puppets, use brilliant colour and bold shapes and her characters leap and swoop across the spreads. Her books for Frances Lincoln are Sausages!, Foxy!, The Strongest Boy in the World, In the Dark, Dark Wood, Baba Yaga and the Stolen Baby, Leopard's Drum, No Dinner!, Rama and the Demon King, The Famous Adventures of a Bird Brained Hen, The Little, Little House, Mrs McCool and the Giant Cuchulainn, The Sticky Doll Trap, and King Pom and the Fox. Jessica lives in North London.