Ima ga tanoshiimon [I Like to Be Little]

(Tokyo: Dowa-ya Co., Ltd, 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Japanese edition. Illustrated by Erik Blegvad. Translated by Nana Mirai. Slim tall octavo. Text in Japanese. Small Japanese note taped to the spine else fine without the printed wraparound band. Although not marked in any way, from the library of author Charlotte Zolotow; the translator Nana Mirai has Signed or Inscribed the book in Japanese facing the title page. A nice association: Mirai translated at least a dozen of Zolotow's books into Japanese.