In the top-selling book of 2025 in Japan, “Dai Pinchi Zukan 3,” a clumsy schoolboy with a bowl haircut and cowlick runs into familiar foibles of childhood such as “cat follows you home.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/12/21/books/kids-book-japan-daipinchi-zukan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #books #childrensbooks #children #parenthood #2025inreview