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How Bocchi and Pocchi began

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Illustration from "Bocchi and Pocchi: A Tale of Two Socks" by Noriko Matsubara
  • Post author:nori
  • Post published:November 3, 2018
  • Post category:Childrens Books/Inspiration

ORIGINAL POSTIn this blog I’d like to share my inspiration for my Bocchi and Pocchi picture books and why they're about socks, as I have been asked about it quite…

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