My Neighbor Totoro: The Novel (Hardcover) (novel)

One of Studio Ghibli’s most beloved classics, Totoro celebrates its 25th anniversary!

The beloved animation classic by legendary Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki, "My Neighbor Totoro" is now retold in novel form. This prestige, hardcover edition features original illustrations by Miyazaki himself, accompanying a story written by veteran children's book author Tsugiko Kubo.

Sure to delight both existing fans and new readers!

Eleven-year-old Satsuki and her sassy little sister Mei have moved to the country to be closer to their ailing mother. While their father is working, the girls explore their sprawling old house and the forest and fields that surround it. Soon, Satsuki and Mei discover Totoro, a magical forest spirit who takes them on fantastic adventures through the trees and the clouds -- and teaches them a lesson about trusting one another.

Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan's most beloved animation directors. In 2005 he was awarded the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement, and his Studio Ghibli received the festival's Osella Award for overall achievement in 2004.

Hayao Miyazaki's films include "Spirited Away", winner of the 2002 Academy AwardA(R) for Best Animated Feature Film, as well as "Laputa, Castle in the Sky", "My Neighbor Totoro", "Kiki's Delivery Service", "Princess Mononoke", "Howl's Moving Castle" and "Ponyo", all of which have received great acclaim in the U.S.

Hayao Miyazaki's other achievements include the highly regarded Manga series "NausicaA of the Valley of the Wind" and "Starting Point: 1979-1996", a collection of essays, interviews and memoirs that chronicle his early career and the development of his theories of animation.