This is an adaptation in picture-book form of a single poem (with the same arresting title) from Shuntarō Tanikawa’s poetry collection Boku wa boku (I Am Me). “The cow / Died for me / And… … Details

The Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development was held from June 20 to 22, 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A stirring speech given at the conference by President Jose Mujica of Uruguay is… … Details

The author selects 13 of Aesop’s classic fables and illustrates them with beautiful, richly imaginative drawings that bring new perspectives to each. Included are The Cockerel and the Jewel, The Kid and the Wolf, The… … Details

Wolf is actually a gentle soul who hates being alone. But the animals of the forest are all afraid of him and don’t want to play together. One day he shouts as loud as he… … Details

A story about the kindhearted but slightly ditzy pig Otchoko, rendered with a sympathetic view that warms readers’ hearts. Delighted by the beautiful weather, Otchoko goes out for a walk and finds a stuffed-toy mouse… … Details

On his birthday, the young cat Ebio receives a package from Grandpa. In it are a flotation ring and a letter. “This is a very special flotation ring,” writes Grandpa. “Keep it somewhere safe until… … Details

A simple but heartwarming story about the happiness that comes with family. Once upon a time there lived a tiny king in a land far, far away. He had an army of big soldiers, and… … Details

Compared to normal cars and trucks, heavy equipment makes bigger, more powerful noises, is shaped differently, and accomplishes tasks those regular vehicles cannot do. As such, it is an endless source of fascination to small… … Details

Chiko is always alone. It’s partly because of the trouble with her eyes?she doesn’t have particularly poor vision, but she often sees double?which has made her subject to teasing by her peers. Then she receives… … Details

Chameleon is sick of changing colors to match his surroundings wherever he goes. So he’s surprised one day to learn that Hippo is envious of all the pretty colors he can change into. He promptly… … Details

Emma can’t sleep. She drinks some warm milk and tries reading lots of books, but she just feels wider awake than ever. Next she decides to try counting sheep. One sheep, two sheep, three sheep… … Details

This volume contains eight short stories, each illustrated with striking artwork by author Komako Sakai herself. In Hiruma no jōki kikansha (Steam Locomotive in the Afternoon), the narrator describes a dream in which she is… … Details

A butterfly takes flight, the silent cuckoo clock begins announcing the hour, the tensely poised cat suddenly springs?stasis gives way to movement in the blink of an eye. This evocative picture book portrays time’s passage… … Details

Queen Leia of the Silver Castle has a daughter name Fūka, who is constantly flubbing up at witchcraft school. A certain mystery surrounds the fact that she is golden-haired, despite being a princess of the… … Details

This is the third volume in the Five Nice Mice series featuring five little rodents with highly distinctive personalities. One day, the five nice mice learn that there is to be a Great Car Race,… … Details

Readers will be amused by the endlessly expressive mice and their ingenious homemaking ideas in this second volume of the Five Nice Mice series, featuring five little rodents with highly distinctive personalities. The house next… … Details

A story that speaks to the power of music to bring people together and make them smile, this is the first volume in the Five Nice Mice series featuring five little rodents with highly distinctive… … Details

A boy is just minding his own business, not doing anything in particular, when a patch of green grass sprouts on his head. This is followed by a brick wall, a surge of waves, a… … Details

A strange-looking animal clings to a tree branch. “I’m a koalion,” he says. Beneath him on the page is the question, “Can you tell what two animals I came from?” The answer is a koala… … Details

In this heartwarming tale based on the author’s own experience, Aya enters the first grade. At the welcoming ceremony on the first day of school, everyone else is chattering away, catching up with each other.… … Details