The story is about a family of field mice?five children and their Mama. Nonesuke is the big brother, and he’s followed in age order by sisters Nono and Nene, brother Zunta, and baby sister Mii.… … Details

Michiko is sitting on a chair in her yard about to bite into a cookie when she sees a butterfly, frog, lizard, and brown-eared bulbul gathered in a flowerpot at her feet. The frog points… … Details

In a little town a little girl is sunning herself on the stoop in front of her house when her older brother comes to invite her on a walk. They start out hand in hand,… … Details

Popular actress and author Shigeru Muroi weaves a story based on a baby boar raised to maturity by a friend. Old Man Tanaka, a woodcutter, gives the family of eight-year old Mā-kun and his little… … Details

Lette the kitten belongs to a postal carrier who lives in a third-floor apartment. The little kitty’s favorite spot to rest when the mailman is away is in an old mail-carrier’s bag that now hangs… … Details

Little Bunny White arrives with her older sister and mother at Grandma’s house, to spend her summer vacation on the coast. But the shy bunny hides behind her mother when she sees her Grandma for… … Details

Two new bicycles are delivered from the store. The larger one is for Little Pink, the smaller one for her dog Bonbon. Pink and Bonbon start out on a ride. Their bicycles make creaking noises… … Details

In 1969, Hisashi Inoue and Mitsumasa Anno collaborated on a Japanese picture-book edition of the world classic by Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels. In this reissue of the long out-of-print adaptation, the text by Inoue remains… … Details

This story is built on the association between a zebra’s stripes and the Japanese expression shirokuro o tsukeru?“to make things black and white,” or to settle a question once and for all. Zebra is taking… … Details

My grandpa used to be a carpenter. I wonder what his life was like before that? My mom is a teacher. I wonder how she spent her time before that? The young woman who lives across the… … Details

Mary lives in the country surrounded by nature, while Laura lives in a bustling city. The two girls were born on the same day and will soon be 17. Although they live completely different lives,… … Details

This is the eighth book in author Tatsuhide Matsuoka’s Hajimete no bōken (My First Adventure) series, designed to help even the smallest children get to know the natural world around them. This volume focuses on… … Details

This book focuses on times of anticipation when baby animals or children are waiting for their mother to come, wondering anxiously, “How much longer? How much longer?”?and on those special moments that follow when she… … Details

Inside a plump, rounded tulip bud are stamens and pistils. Inside a juicy ripe peach is a pit that will one day sprout into a new tree. Inside the tiny round insect egg stuck to… … Details

This is the ninth volume in the Kū and Mā’s Learning Books series featuring the twin bear cubs Kū, a boy, and Mā, a girl, in storylines that help small children learn colors, shapes, body… … Details

This is a picture book for parents who wish to teach their child proper dental hygiene in a way that is both fun and memorable. How do you clean those hard-to-reach teeth at the back?… … Details

Each spring, Shōtarō and his family go to Grandpa’s farm to help with the rice planting. Now in elementary school, Shōtarō has promised that this year he will pitch in, too. When his alarm goes… … Details

For some small children, learning to go to bed by themselves can be a major hurdle that causes difficulties. This book tells a story designed to put their fears to rest. When Mama says it’s… … Details

A boy rides his green bicycle across a grassy field. He comes upon an orange bicycle with a very long chassis, and gets off to ponder it. “Whose bicycle is this?” he wonders aloud. An… … Details

Cat catches Mouse and threatens to eat him. Mouse begs for his life, offering to give Cat a seed that will grow into a mouse tree instead. Cat pictures a tree with lots of plump… … Details