A boy, a monkey, and a beetle go on an adventure to save his life and no, this is not a joke. By Erika Ashley Kameyo, a mother, runs away from her evil, powerful, and magical family to save the life of her young son, Kubo, after Kameyo’s father, Moon King, took the child's eye and killed her husband. In the process of fleeing Kubo’s mother sustains a head injury that causes her to lose her memory and slip into states of unconsciousness. To which Kubo spends his days tending to her needs and going into the small town down the hill to play the samisen while storytelling and using his magical gifts to do origami. During one of her rare conscious moments his mother warns him how dangerous it is for him to be out of their cave home after sundown because his grandfather will find him and take his other eye. Kubo promises to stay indoors during night like usual but the following sunset he loses track of time while trying to pray to his father. Soon after the sun sets, his ma