This is simply wonderful book. Split into three sections, it tells the story of the day the atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima and intersperses this with updates in modern Japan. We watch the tragedy unfold from the perspective of a child, and find out what has happened to the main character Ichiro since. Has he been able to keep a promise he made? It’s heartbreaking and hopeful at the same time, which is an incredibly tricky balance to get right, but it succeeds brilliantly. Some of the book is written like a haiku (it took me a little while to get into this, but do bear with it as it’s completely worth it), some in prose and you’ll love the illustrations (well, I did) as well as the cover. PS I am definitely going to make the origami crane at the end!