- Overview
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The story talks about Sking’s extraordinary, unique-looking, but somehow still useful inventions and records.
- Book Intro
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(English) Sking's Invention Notebook
Sking lives in the Soda Desert, to the south of a little forest. Although he usually likes doing nothing, inventing is an exception: he really likes it. Sking’s head is always full of new ideas. Everything around him can be a great material for his inventions: the moonlight that fills his studio, the saliva of a chatterbox friend, and even the tree struck by lightning.
Sking likes to observe anything, including himself. Even when his emotions are a complicated, dizzying vortex, he calmly peers into his mind, trying to find his true heart. He looks into his mind to find what he really wants to do and how he feels now, and directs himself where it is beneficial to him.
Just like Sking observes inside himself, he observes his friends too. His inventions comfort and soothe his friends when they feel weary and exhausted. Today, Sking performs his experiments over again to make inventions that will heal his friends’ wounded emotions; relieve their loneliness; and square their shoulders in confidence. Sking's Invention Notebook is full of wildly imaginative, ingenious ideas; thoughtful plans for caring about friends; and the strength to never give up despite possible failure.
- About the Author
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Shashamiu
(English) Shashamiu likes to write and draw warm and delightful stories that feature unique animal friends living in a little forest. She also pays attention to uplifting things and small, fun things that she encounters in everyday life. She enjoys turning such materials into the characters in her stories.
She has held two solo exhibitions: Miu of the Little Forest in 2014 and Little Forest in 2018. In 2016, she serialized a picture book Miu of the Little Forest on her blog, continuing to create fascinating stories. This book is about one of the forest friends, “Sking,” and his inventions.
- Recommendation
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This book was recommended by The Morning Reading in 2022.
