{"product_id":"horror-picture-book-is-it-there-or-not-hardcover","title":"Horror Picture Book: Is It There or Not - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNatsuhiko Kyogoku\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNaoko Machida\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"It's dark up there... I couldn't stop wondering what was up there.\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeceptively simple picture books with sinister stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou went to live with Grandma in her rambling old house. High above the rafters is a world of darkness. You can't shake the feeling that something is lurking there. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNatsuhiko Kyogoku and Naoko Machida spin a riveting web of fear of the unknown.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatsuhiko Kyogoku was born in Otaru, Hokkaido. As a novelist, he has been blending mystery, folklore, and the supernatural since \u003ci\u003eThe Summer of the Ubume\u003c\/i\u003e, his debut novel. His work has influenced a generation of Japanese writers of mystery fiction. His other work available in English includes the near-future thriller \u003ci\u003eLoups-Garous\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNaoko Machida is an illustrator and picture book author born in Tokyo in 1968. A two-time winner of the Japan Picture Book Award, Machida is known for her evocative, whimsical, often cat-centric artwork. Machida illustrated Fumiko Takeshita's \u003ci\u003eNamae no nai neko\u003c\/i\u003e (The Cat with No Name), which dominated Japanese picture book awards in the year of its publication with seven wins. Another notable work, \u003ci\u003eNeko wa rusuban\u003c\/i\u003e (The Cat Stays Home), has reached audiences in China, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, Spain, and France. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMasao Higashi is a critic and scholar of horror and fantasy literature born in 1958 in Kanagawa. He served as editor-in-chief of the fantasy magazine \u003ci\u003eGenso Bungaku\u003c\/i\u003e and the ghost-story journal \u003ci\u003eYu\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which he founded. His critical study \u003ci\u003eTono monogatari to kaidan no jidai \u003c\/i\u003e(The Tale of Tono and the Era of Ghost Stories) won Best Critical\/Biographical Work at the 64th Mystery Writers of Japan Awards.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 11.1 x 8.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68066131869807,"sku":"9781974768820","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/5840\/4719\/files\/nhhFKaYruY9781974768820.webp?v=1793307395","url":"https:\/\/www.sidekickcomicbooks.com\/products\/horror-picture-book-is-it-there-or-not-hardcover","provider":"Sidekick Comic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}