It's the story of a five - year - old girl named Totochan. It also tells the story of Tomo, a small school run by Sosaku Kobayashi, a teacher in the countryside of Tokyo, Japan. Tomo is a very special school. The book became world famous for its message on how the school's educational system changed the naughty girl, Toto chan. Toto Chan is a novel by Japanese novelist Tetsuko Kuroya Nagi. The independent Malayalam retelling is by Vinod Narayanan. The narration is by Vinod Narayanan. Publisher Nyna Books.