Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

The phone booth in Mr. Hirota's garden

Makio and his neighbor, Mr. Hirota, loved looking out at the ocean every morning while watching Makio’s father and Mr. Hirota’s daughter working. One day, a tsunami came and killed their family members, prompting Mr. Hirota to build a telephone booth as a way to cope with his grief. Soon after,  Makio and Mr. Hirota began speaking into a disconnected telephone while communicating with the loved ones they lost.

Smith, Heather

Orca Book Publishers

2019

978-1-45-982103-3

China

Abstract provided by Madison Miner, 2023