{"product_id":"the-house-with-100-stories-hardcover","title":"The House with 100 Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eToshio Iwai\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e100 floors. 100 new friends. 100 stories. Flip open this towering book vertically to climb and count with Tochi as he tries to discover who lives at the top of a strange, magical house.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTochi receives a mysterious invitation to the House with 100 Stories. On each floor, Tochi meets the colorful, animal residents from squirrels working on their bonsai garden to bats taking baths on the ceiling. But who sent the invitation? Why do they live at the top of this strange house? Tochi must climb to the top to find out! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a unique structure, readers flip open this book vertically to reveal towering illustrations of the House with 100 Stories. Readers feel like they are climbing the tower with Tochi as they follow the text from bottom to top. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere's Waldo?\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eMy Neighbor Totoro\u003c\/i\u003e in this highly detailed and adorably illustrated counting book. Each floor features its own mini story as the reader counts with Tochi from 1 to 100. Packed with fun, hidden details, young readers will discover something new with every read. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eToshio Iwai is a Japanese interactive media and installation artist who has also created a number of commercial video games. In addition he has worked in television, music performance, museum design and digital musical instrument design. Iwai graduated from the University of Tsukuba with a master's degree in Plastic Art and Mixed Media. His award-winning installations include \u003ci\u003eTime Stratum\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Gold prize at the 1985 High Technology Art Exhibition in Shibuya Seibu, Tokyo, and \u003ci\u003eTime Stratum II\u003c\/i\u003e which was awarded the Grand Prize at the 17th Contemporary Japanese Art Exhibition, Meguro Art Museum, Tokyo. Iwai was an artist-in-Residence at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, California, Iwai's works \u003ci\u003eWell of Lights\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMusic Insects\u003c\/i\u003e are part of the Exploratorium's permanent collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.4 x 11.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752405205280,"sku":"9780823455683","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2e4760e89cb3f2eefff7ceb79b9d1a27.jpg?v=1779994856","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-house-with-100-stories-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}