This children’s book by Hiroshima Reiko is about a magical candy shop that seems to pop up whenever a little magic is needed in the lives of their future customers. From young to old, poor to rich, the customers either find their fortune here or an important lesson in their lives.
Author: 廣嶋 玲子（ひろしま れいこ）
Illustrator: jyajya
Publisher: 偕成社 / Kaiseisha
Length: 149 pages
Each of the 6 chapters in this first book of the series revolves around a different piece of candy and a different life story, which really kept me enjoying reading this book every time I picked it up for another chapter.
I loved how creative the author got when it comes to magical sweets such as mermaid gummi candy, haunted ice cream or Taiyaki that you have to fish for. But even more than these wonderfully whimsical candies and treats I enjoyed the dark turns the story took with its magic whenever customers neglected to read the instructions.
There are furigana only on characters that are above an elementary school reading level. Names are each provided with furigana once per page. The vocabulary is rather varied, but because of the age-appropriate repetition, you can follow along very well with intermediate reading abilities!
The publisher provides a free exerpt of the first chapter on mermaid gummi candy here.
You can get this first book of the series through Amazon Japan. This is an affiliate link.
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