Product Name: Window Side Bean Collection (1-6 in total) Is it a set: Yes Title: Collection of Little Beans by the Window (1-6 out of 6 volumes) Pricing: 145.00 yuan Publisher Name: Nanhai Publishing Company Publication time: January 1, 2011 Author: Tetsuko Kurosawa (Japanese) Author's Region: Japan Translator: Zhao Yujiao Format: 32 Title: Collection of Little Beans by the Window (1-6 out of 6 volumes) ISBN number: 978754261777

Combination package:

Little Bean Series Window Side Little Bean

The Little Bean Series: Dishonest Little Beans

Little Bean Series Little Bean Channel

Little Bean Series Little Bean and Me

Little Bean Series Little Beans and Little Beans

Little Bean Series Little Bean Animal Theater

Author: (Japanese) Tetsuko Kurosawa; Translated by Zhao Yujiao
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Publication time: April 1, 2008
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Version: 1
Page count: Six volumes in total
Printing time: April 1, 2008
Format: 32 format
Print run: 1
Paper: Offset paper
I S B N ： 20541075
Packaging: Flat packaging
Category: Books>>Children's>>Children's Literature>>Novels
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The principal kept saying to me, 'You are such a good child!' Until now, this sentence has always inspired and supported me. Its inspiration to me is immeasurable. If I hadn't entered Ba Academy and hadn't met Mr. Kobayashi, I'm afraid no matter what I did, I would have been labeled as a 'bad kid'

★ "The Most Valuable Book of the Century"
There is no one who knows children better than her anymore! ——James P. Grant, President of the United Nations Children's Fund
★ Japan's all-time top book sales ranking
★ Favorite Books for Primary and Secondary School Students and Teachers in 40 Countries including the United States, China, Japan, and the United Kingdom
★ China Reading News, Sina, Dangdang: Annual Most Valuable Books
★ Ranked first in sales in Japan's history
The English version has sold over 700000 copies and has yet to surpass it
★ Traditional Chinese version sold over 100000 copies
The Simplified Chinese version has been on the national bestseller list for 72 consecutive months, selling over 2 million copies
★ Open book report:
The Little Bean by the Window still tops the TOP10 list in the children's category for the first half of the year. （2009.7）
Until April 2009, the top book on the children's chart was still the work of Japanese author Tetsuko Kurosawa, "Little Beans by the Window". （2009.5）
In 2008, 'Little Beans by the Window' became the best-selling children's literature book and the top selling book on the children's bestseller list. （2009.1）
In September 2008, "Little Bean by the Window" surpassed "Naughty Pony Jump - Detective Team in Action" in sales and jumped to the top spot. （2008.9）
The best-selling single children's book in the first half of 2007 was still 'Little Bean by the Window'. （2007.7）
The top 5 books on the 2005 National Book Sales Ranking were "Little Beans by the Window" and others. （2006.1）
In 2004, among the top 10 imported children's books in China, 'Little Beans by the Window' ranked second.
In December 2004, "Little Bean by the Window" first topped the "National Book Sales Ranking".
In May 2003, "Little Bean by the Window" entered the "National Book Sales Ranking" for the first time.

In 'Little Beans by the Window', Principal Kobayashi said that every child has excellent qualities. These excellent qualities may be compromised. So, we need to discover these qualities early on and cultivate children into individuals with unique personalities. Xinhua News Agency
Rereading Xiaodoudou, I feel even more a childlike innocence and purity without worldly attachments. ——People's Daily
The Little Bean by the Window "is not only a memory of childhood memories, but also an example of educational methods. Moreover, it is a good book that parents all over the world should read. ——Chinese Language Newspaper
After reading this book, we not only remember a school called "Ba Xue Yuan" that converted six trams into classrooms, but also read about a journey of children's growth, which is the process of creativity formation and social adaptation, and the process of mutual understanding and respect between people. ——China Education Daily
The value of 'Little Bean by the Window' is unique due to its rich educational ideas, and its documentary charm is unmatched by any fictional text. The Little Bean by the Window "is worth cherishing and reading carefully by every teacher and parent. ——Yangcheng Evening News
All the precious innocence traits of children in their growth process are also lost and disposed of casually. Not many people can grow up like Little Bean, and "Little Bean" has shown its unique significance in the topic of growth. ——Beijing Youth Daily

Combination package:

Little Bean Series Window Side Little Bean

The Little Bean Series: Dishonest Little Beans

Little Bean Series Little Bean Channel

Little Bean Series Little Bean and Me

The Little Bean Series: Incredible Little Beans

Little Bean Series Little Bean Animal Theater

Author's Profile

Black Willow Tetsuko, nicknamed "Little Bean". Famous contemporary Japanese writer, renowned television host, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Due to her mischievousness, she was expelled from the first grade of elementary school and accidentally came to "Ba Academy". After listening to her for four hours in a row, Principal Kobayashi of Ba Academy decided to hire her. Through the careful cultivation of Principal Xiaolin, Xiaodoudou has grown into a "good child" who is eager to learn, loves to research, optimistic, and kind. The nature cultivated by her experience at Ba Academy runs through her entire learning process at Xianglan Girls' School and Dongyang Music School. After graduation, she passed six exams and entered NHK (Japan National Television). She started as a extras and eventually became a world-renowned program host... She visited many countries in Africa and Asia, using the power of the media to introduce the current situation in these regions to the outside world and raise funds. Using the royalties from the book 'Little Bean by the Window', we established the 'Social Welfare Corporation - Little Bean Fund' and poured unlimited effort into the growth of children

Book excerpt illustrations

Little Bean Channel:
face slimming
Xiaodoudou averted her gaze from the newspaper and let out a soft sigh.
Why do Japanese people like thin faces so much
Just now, Xiaodoudou was reading the job advertisement in the newspaper. She has reached the age to look for a job. However, from the advertisement, it seems that there is no place to hire her. Every advertisement requires applicants to have a slim face.
Recruiting female servers with slim faces
Recruiting a female clerk with a slim face
Recruiting beauties with slim faces
Xiaodoudou stood up and walked to her mother's dressing mirror, carefully examining herself. From the front, it goes without saying that from the right side to the left side, everything looks round. Xiaodoudou let out another sigh:
In this situation, it's impossible to find a job
Xiaodoudou walked away from the mirror, and the image of a female classmate from the music school with a melon seed face appeared before her eyes.
Alas, if it were someone else, there would be as many jobs as needed
Mom is concentrating on painting various colors on a hollowed out dried pumpkin in the middle, hoping to turn the pumpkin into a unique vase. Xiaodoudou asked her mother:
Why do everyone like thin faces
Thin face
Xiaodoudou spread out the newspaper in front of her mother and pointed to the advertisement. Mom put down her paintbrush and stared at the job posting, looking very seriously. Then, Mom said:
This doesn't mean 'thin face', does it mean 'detailed interview'? When it was published in the newspaper, it was abbreviated as' thin face '
After speaking, my mother picked up the paintbrush again.
Is that so
Don't worry, Xiaodoudou. If someone wants a slim face, then you have no hope. But if we talk about the details in person
At this moment, Xiaodoudou saw NHK's recruitment advertisement on the other side of the newspaper.
NHK is about to start producing television programs and recruit exclusive actors. Applicants are not required to be professional actors, and the best teachers will provide one-year training for the hired candidates. The hired individual will be a full-time employee of NHK. Several candidates have been admitted
Xiaodoudou also vaguely knew that televisions were gradually increasing in Japan. My good friend Yamamoto Taimei from Ba Academy once told Little Bean about the TV from a tree. I heard that there is a box like thing in the United States called a television. If Japan also had a television, they could watch sumo wrestling matches at home! "Taiming said excitedly. It can be imagined that for Taiming, who suffers from polio, he would be so happy if he could watch sumo wrestling matches at home. But at that time, Xiaodoudou was still too young. How could she not understand how a sumo wrestler could get into her own little box?
Even now, when Little Bean sees NHK's advertisement "about to start producing TV programs", he still doesn't understand what's going on.
How many... how many
When Xiaodoudou was about to ask her mother, she had already finished drawing the pumpkin and placed it on the windowsill. She said contentedly, "It looks like foreign pottery, doesn't it?" and then walked out of the room to wash her hands.
The war has been over for almost eight years.
During the war, even a small piece of pumpkin was extremely precious. Thinking back to that time, I would feel that now painting pumpkins in various colors just to make them look like pottery is truly a happy scene.
However, how many of them are there
Xiaodoudou's gaze shifted back to the newspaper. At this moment, Dad walked in while applying resin to the bow of the violin. Dad is the principal violinist of the symphony orchestra, and today is the orchestra's day off.
Dad saw the pumpkin on the windowsill and said to Little Bean:
Mom draws really well, isn't she
Xiaodoudou let out a grunt, finding it quite amusing. Dad is like this, no matter what, as long as Mom feels good, he will definitely feel good too. Speaking of which, Dad is famous for loving Mom. He always dawdles and waits until he's almost late before leaving for work, but when he comes home, he runs very fast and quickly, so the front half of Dad's shoes is always worn out first.
How many names are there
Little Bean gradually felt that he really wanted to figure out NHK's advertisements. Dad said straightforwardly:
I just don't know how many people to hire, so I'll hire anyone who's suitable. However, it's only a few people. Why are you asking about this
In an instant, Xiaodoudou felt "terrible". She instinctively believed that it was better to keep this matter about NHK from her father.
Oh, I'm just asking casually
Thank goodness, Dad didn't continue to ask. He looked at the pumpkin with fascination for a while and then went to practice the violin. This is Dad's daily class. Xiaodoudou watched NHK's advertisement again and found that she really liked it - there was no mention of the word "fine noodles" anywhere in the advertisement, which was a good sign.
Send your resume and give it a try, "Xiaodoudou finally made a decision.
The reason for making this decision is that Xiaodoudou would never have dreamed that although the recruitment advertisement did not mention detailed interviews, it was replaced by rigorous exams with up to six rounds and layers of screening.
Xiaodoudou sat down at her desk in her room and began to write obediently:
Education: Admission to Ba Academy
This is Xiaodoudou's first resume in life.
High pitched ugly woman
Will NHK teach me how to be a good mother? ”
When Xiaodoudou finishes writing her resume, if someone is by her side, she will definitely raise the above questions. However, to understand this issue, it takes some writing to explain.
Why did Xiaodoudou desperately search for job advertisements in newspapers before graduating from music school? This can be traced back to one of Little Bean's aspirations - to become a world-class opera performer. As for why one should become an opera performer, there is one reason behind it.
In her first year of high school, Xiaodoudou watched the Italian opera movie "Tosca" and decided, "I want to be an opera performer. Tosca is a beautiful singer, and compared to the Japanese who didn't have the spare energy to consider clothing after the war, Tosca's dress is like a fairy in a dream.
A long dress with bare chest, adorned with gorgeous lace and ribbons on the chest and sleeves. On the neck is a diamond necklace, and when the neck shakes, countless stars twinkle. Curled hair is divided into several strands, adorned with floral decorations. The beauty covered her face slightly with a large fan and elegantly appeared, immediately singing in a high pitched voice:
Ah, ah, ah, ah
It's truly magnificent! Xiaodoudou suddenly became intoxicated.
Ah, I want to become such a person! "Xiaodoudou made up her mind without hesitation.
Where can I go to learn to become an opera performer? "Xiaodoudou discussed with her classmates and concluded that she should still go to music school. So, from the second day on, Xiaodoudou began searching for a music school. Xiao Doudou has traveled throughout Tokyo and inquired at several music schools, but none of them are willing to admit students who have just entered their first year of high school. But Xiaodoudou still desperately searched, "I want to try to enter school a little earlier than others. Only by entering school early can I get the opportunity to perform one day earlier
Xiaodoudou completely ignores appearance, talent, and physical conditions. This childish idea is undoubtedly influenced by the wartime rationing system where everything is "first come, first served" since childhood. When people queue up to receive food or clothes, it is natural to go earlier and queue higher. At that time, whenever someone was queuing up, even if they didn't know what to allocate, everyone would immediately follow and queue up, which had become a habit. There is even a joke that says someone hurriedly went to queue up, only to find out that they were holding a funeral when they reached the front line.
So, Xiaodoudou finally contacted Toyo Music School (now Tokyo University of Music) and reached an agreement with them that she could take the entrance exam after entering her second year of high school next year. At that time, many schools that had been burned down in the air raids were still unable to rebuild the buildings after the disaster, so the schools were very eager to enroll more students. Before contacting Toyo Music School, there was once an M music school where Xiaodoudou could apply in terms of time, but the examiner of that school directly asked Xiaodoudou:
How much money can you donate
Xiaodoudou didn't understand at first. When he realized that admission might depend on the amount of donations, Xiaodoudou was shocked. Unfortunately, Xiaodoudou can only answer truthfully:
I came here without telling my parents, maybe I can't donate
So, of course, Xiaodoudou was not admitted. In addition, at that time, it was a transitional period after the establishment of the "6-3" education system. Some people in society graduated from high school after a total of five years, while others only graduated after three years of high school. In short, it was a chaotic situation. Therefore, Xiaodoudou was able to reach this agreement with the music school.
In the second year, Xiaodoudou really went to take the exam and passed, becoming a student at Toyo Music School.
After entering music school, Xiaodoudou immediately understood that being an opera performer is not something that can be achieved first.
Another thing that shocked Xiaodoudou was someone telling her that the voice of the beautiful woman in the opera "Tosca" was actually not her own voice, but sung by another beautiful person. The actor who played Tosca was just lip syncing. This is a mischievous boy of the same level who lowered his voice to tell Little Bean when there was no one around. It's not appropriate to shout loudly.
Hey, isn't there an old saying that goes' soprano is ugly, tenor is stupid '? That's what it means
The boy can say this because he himself is a baritone, but Dou Dou is a soprano, which is a bit impolite.
But even so, during her four years at music school, Xiaodoudou still worked very hard. Occasionally, Xiaodoudou even feels a hint of Tosca in her voice.
The place where the school is located is called Za Si Valley, right next to the famous Ghost Mother Shrine. During lunchtime break, Xiaodoudou often comes to the shrine with friends, sitting on a bench eating roasted sweet potatoes while chatting about music. There is a small roasted sweet potato shop next to the shrine, run by a couple of elderly men and women. Little Dou Dou and the others always buy roasted sweet potatoes from that shop. The Ghost Mother God is said to be a deity who blesses safe childbirth, so women with big bellies come here every day to pray. There were people who looked like young women accompanied by their mothers, and there were also aunties with several children who came to pray, making people feel like, 'Why are there again!' Once, a thin woman ran over shivering and hurriedly ran away after bowing. Occasionally, a big bellied dog would pass through the shrine courtyard, causing Little Bean and the others to laugh uncontrollably.
As graduation approached, Xiaodoudou suddenly realized that all of her friends had already found jobs. It turns out that everyone doesn't just enjoy eating roasted sweet potatoes leisurely. My friends didn't mean to keep it a secret from Xiaodoudou, but when Xiaodoudou felt "Oh...", everyone was already saying it in a flurry:
I'm going to Columbia Pictures
I'm going to the Fujiwara Opera Troupe
I'm going to Deczek Records
I want to be a high school teacher
It is said that a student named Saiichi Miura has completed the recording of a record and is emerging as a singer.
But Xiaodoudou has not made any decision yet. To be honest, Xiaodoudou has never been so surprised before, and at the same time, she couldn't help but laugh and cry at her own confusion. However, it's not just Xiaodoudou herself who is confused, even her parents seem to have not seriously considered what will happen after Xiaodoudou graduates. Dad used to vaguely express his desire for Little Bean to get married early. Because my father witnessed many girls enduring hardships in a male dominated society, especially in his music circle where countless girls suffered from bruises and facial swelling.
But no matter what, after all, only oneself has not yet determined their destination. After learning this, Xiaodoudou felt a little sad. It's okay if I can't become an opera performer, but what does these four years of hard work mean to me? Thinking of this, Xiaodoudou couldn't be happy anymore.
Be a mother
On the way home from school that day, Xiaodoudou saw a poster hanging diagonally on a power pole near the station: performing the puppet show "Snow Queen". Location: Ginza Consultation Hall
What is puppetry
Little Dou Dou is really unimaginable. Prior to this, she had never watched a puppet show or even heard of it.
Little Dou Dou never expected that this poster she stumbled upon would be associated with NHK's recruitment advertisement. At that time, Xiaodoudou's home was near the foot washing pool, making it very inconvenient to go to Ginza, and Ginza didn't seem like a place where young girls could go alone. But Xiaodoudou was attracted by the puppet show, so on a Sunday noon, she went to the consultation hall alone.
The hall was filled with children. After the pleasant music began, a plump and spirited elder sister appeared, with boy and girl like puppets on her hands. The elder sister bowed and hid under the stage, leaving only the puppets on stage. The puppet show has begun. Xiaodoudou leaned on the chair and peeked out from the side of the big sister hidden under the stage. The elder sister knelt on the ground, manipulating the puppet in her hand. She tried her best to stretch her hands and imitated the voice of a child, sometimes singing and sometimes speaking. Sometimes the older sister has to run from one end of the stage to the other, and sometimes she has to jump and jump around, so busy that she sweats profusely and cannot rest for a moment. The children's innocent faces were filled with curiosity, and they leaned forward, laughing and clapping their hands. As the puppet show approached its climax, Snow Queen gave a terrifying command to the protagonists, the boy Guy and the girl Gerda. In an instant, the venue fell silent, and the children exclaimed, 'How pitiful!'. At this moment, a mysterious emotion suddenly surged in Little Bean's heart, which was completely different from the emotions she felt when she wanted to become an opera performer after watching the movie "Tosca" or when she decided to become a ballet dancer after watching "Swan Lake" in elementary school. Little Dou Dou's heart was filled with a gentle emotion, even a hint of nostalgia, as if he was an old friend he had known for a long time. Moreover, this is the first time in Xiaodoudou's life that she has watched something like a "puppet show", which has deeply shocked her. With warm applause, the puppet show came to an end. As Xiaodoudou walked towards Xinqiao Station, she thought to herself:
If I could do this too, how great it would be! Even if I can't play it for many people, even if I only show it to my own children
I don't know when the dream of becoming a professional woman has become distant, but getting married seems within reach.
After getting married, they will have children. Moms can do things like cleaning, doing laundry, and cooking. But mothers who can perform puppet shows are very rare. "Little Doudou walked home with vivid thoughts in her mind.
Even if I can't perform something as difficult as puppetry, I can at least read some picture books or fairy tales to the children before they go to bed. In that case, the children will definitely admire me
Xiaodoudou's marriage partner hasn't even had a stroke of the Eight Characters, but she seems to have clearly seen the appearance of the children peeking out from the bed, and there are still several children. Even Xiaodoudou felt the children holding their breath and looking eagerly at the picture book she had opened.
The puppet show "Snow Queen" that day was composed by Yazuki Akutagawa, and the male quartet in it was the "Black Ducks" group, who had not yet become professional actors. Of course, Little Bean knows nothing about this. However, watching this puppet show is undoubtedly an opportunity for Little Bean's life.
Returning home, Xiaodoudou reported to her mother how hard the big sister who performed the puppet show worked and how happy the children were, and then asked:
Is there anywhere that can teach me how to read picture books or perform puppet shows well
Encouraged by her classmates taking up jobs one after another, Xiaodoudou also opened the newspaper to look for a job and discovered NHK's recruitment advertisement.
NHK may teach me how to be a good mother. ”The thought came to Xiaodoudou's mind on a winter afternoon shortly after watching the puppet show.
receive a letter
The night before, I dreamed of a mammoth, and there will definitely be good news the next day. "This was a phrase that Little Bean liked at the time, and it seemed to be very effective. So, people who know about Little Bean often ask:
How about it? Have you been dreaming about a woolly mammoth recently
Since sending her resume to NHK, Xiaodoudou has been in an unprecedented state of anxiety. Because the resume was sent without telling her parents, if NHK sends a reply, Xiaodoudou must ensure that she receives the letter first. The postman comes once in the morning and once at noon every day. Two days after sending out her resume, Xiaodoudou began to brainstorm and try her best not to go to school, staying outside her room waiting for the postman. During that time, my dad didn't go to work either, but instead spent some time tending to flowers and plants in the yard. Xiaodoudou is worried that it might break. What if the postman says' the letter from the mansion 'and gives it to her father? So, Xiaodoudou should try to stay in the most convenient place for receiving letters. However, doing gymnastics in the yard seems too artificial, and practicing vocalization is impossible to keep singing endlessly... It's also not easy to stay outside.
At times like this, it would be great if there was a dog. Then I could pretend to play with the dog and wait for the letter here. "Little Bean remembered his childhood friend, the shepherd Loki