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

The doorbell rings when the narrator, a boy, is not expecting anyone, and he opens the door to find a large golden dog on his doorstep. “I’ll come in, if you don’t mind,” says a… … Details

This is the second episode in author Nao Takabatake’s picture-book series featuring the ever curious dog Hustle, always on the ball, and the happy-go-lucky monkey Slack, who is more of the lazy sort. Although they… … Details

This is the first in author Nao Takabatake’s series of picture books featuring the restless and impetuous dog Hustle and the lukewarm and lackadaisical monkey Slack. In this episode the two go on a cave… … Details

Cat spends his days snoozing on a rug by the fireplace or in his cozy basket, his bowl always full, and he’s treated like a king. But he has a secret: He goes on adventures… … Details

This first volume in author Shōko Amano’s popular Onmyō-ya (The Yin-Yang Shop) series for young adults contains four linked stories in the main narrative line, and two spinoff episodes. In the basement of a building… … Details