Cat’s Meow

A little artist-made picture book from Japan.

This book is told in the voice of a cat: ‘Hey, Ive woken up. Im not sleepy at all. Play with me. If you dont…Ill take all your favorite things and rip them to shreds… Ill help myself to the cat food,’ etc. It ends with the poignant words, Listen to my heartbeat. I know you can hear it. My time will come much sooner than yours. So please, wake up.”

These copies come with an English translation by Ottilia Tanaka which was approved by the author. The translation is printed on a little folded piece of paper along with a description of the technique used to make the artwork.

Author/Artist: Chiaki Sakamoto
Publisher: self-published
Pages: 20pp
Size: 6 x 6
Notes: hardcover, color, signed
Release Date: 2024