Cozy Japan Vol. 23

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Cozy Japan Vol. 23: Music, Instruments & Little Concerts — Bold & Easy Coloring Book

Created in Japan, by a Japanese author and a Japanese publisher — spend one cozy day of music in Japan: shamisen, koto and big taiko drums, bamboo flutes and festival bells in the morning; grand pianos, violins, guitars and school recorders in the afternoon; songbooks, music boxes, record players and little radios all day long; concert stages, orchestras, jazz trios and cozy music shops in the evening; and a lullaby music box under a tiny moon at night. One whole music day, one page at a time!

This twenty-third volume belongs to the instruments themselves. Earlier volumes let music appear only as a small guest inside other themes; here the instruments are the stars of all 100 pages: Japanese instruments you will rarely find in a coloring book — shamisen, koto, taiko, shakuhachi, biwa and sho — side by side with the world's favorites: piano, violin, cello, guitar, flute, trumpet and saxophone. (Unlike heavy, detailed adult coloring books, every page here is bold and easy.)

All 100 pictures are brand new — nothing is repeated from Vol. 1 through Vol. 22. Every picture is drawn with bold, thick lines and big, simple shapes — no tiny details, no stress. Even the evening and night scenes are drawn bright on white paper, so you can color them in any colors you love. Perfect for beginners, kids, seniors, music lovers, and anyone who colors to relax and unwind.

Learn Japanese while you color! Every picture shows its English name, its Japanese name, and how to pronounce it. By the last page you will know 100 music words — shamisen, koto, taiko, shakuhachi, piano, baiorin, gitaa and more — without even trying.

Find the tiny music note! One tiny music note keeps appearing all through the book: smiling as a cushion in a sunbeam, standing on the sign at the music school door, floating up as a balloon, stepping across the five lines of the staff, woven into the rug by the stage door, shining as a tiny moon over the rooftops, and waving on a flag above all the instruments at the end. It appears on 7 pages (pages 24, 44, 64, 76, 84, 101 and 104). Can you spot it every time?

Why this book? 100 pictures — 2.5 times the 40 pages of standard coloring books, all in one connected cozy music day Bold & easy: thick lines, large areas, friendly faces — plus small background motifs for a little extra coloring joy Japanese + English names on every page (a feature cozy coloring books usually don't have) Five chapters = one music day: Japanese Instruments / Western & School Instruments / Singing & Everyday Music / Concerts, Shops & Stages / Home Music & Goodnight Color test page included — try your pens before you start Made in Japan: written and published in Japan by Takikawa TOKOTOKO Kids LLC, author Aki Wakamatsu

Print your favorite pages again and again, color at your own pace, and enjoy a warm, cozy day with the music of Japan.