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Issunboshi's smallness (he was only an inch tall) did not discourage him from his ambition to become a famous samurai and to serve a noble Lord in Kyoto.
Notes
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Adapted from a Japanese folktale by Helen Smith.
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it is based on a Japanese folktale.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille.
Works about this Work
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Judges' Report, 1985
1985
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July no. 96 1985; (p. 2-8) -
[Review] The Inch Boy
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , January no. 94 1985; (p. 23)
— Review of The Inch Boy Helen Smith (translator), 1984 single work picture book -
Should the Children Choose
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Incite , 25 October 1985; (p. 12)
— Review of The Inch Boy Helen Smith (translator), 1984 single work picture book -
[Review] The Inch Boy [and] The True Story of Lilli Stubeck
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The National Times , 19-25 July 1985;
— Review of The Inch Boy Helen Smith (translator), 1984 single work picture book ; The True Story of Lilli Stubeck 1984 single work novel -
[Review] The Inch Boy
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald (Sydney) , 21 July 1985;
— Review of The Inch Boy Helen Smith (translator), 1984 single work picture book
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The 1985 Australian Children's Book Awards
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 72 1985; (p. 8-10)
— Review of Home in the Sky 1984 single work picture book ; Ayu and the Perfect Moon 1984 single work picture book ; Arthur 1984 single work picture book ; The Angel with a Mouth-Organ 1984 single work picture book ; The Inch Boy Helen Smith (translator), 1984 single work picture book ; There's a Sea in My Bedroom 1984 single work picture book ; The Tree Witches 1983 single work picture book ; Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge 1984 single work picture book ; The True Story of Lilli Stubeck 1984 single work novel ; Adrift 1984 single work children's fiction ; Eleanor, Elizabeth 1984 single work children's fiction ; Papio 1984 single work novel ; Penny Pollard's Letters 1984 single work correspondence ; Something Special 1984 single work children's fiction ; Me and Jeshua 1984 single work children's fiction ; Dancing in the Anzac Deli 1984 single work children's fiction ; Hating Alison Ashley 1984 single work novel -
Pop-up Magic
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun [Sydney] , December 1984;
— Review of Rain, Hail or Shine 1984 single work picture book ; The Inch Boy Helen Smith (translator), 1984 single work picture book ; Bright Eyes and Bushy Tails 1984 single work picture book ; Gidja 1984 single work picture book -
[Review] The Inch Boy
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 May 1985;
— Review of The Inch Boy Helen Smith (translator), 1984 single work picture book -
[Review] The Inch Boy
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald (Sydney) , 21 July 1985;
— Review of The Inch Boy Helen Smith (translator), 1984 single work picture book -
[Review] The Inch Boy [and] The True Story of Lilli Stubeck
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The National Times , 19-25 July 1985;
— Review of The Inch Boy Helen Smith (translator), 1984 single work picture book ; The True Story of Lilli Stubeck 1984 single work novel -
Judges' Report, 1985
1985
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July no. 96 1985; (p. 2-8)
Awards
- 1985 highly commended CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Picture Book of the Year
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