Originally published in Japanese: Tokyo : Shinchosha, 1937. Told in two voices, fifteen-year-old Copper struggles to confront inevitable and enormous change after his father's death and his uncle writes to him in a journal, sharing knowledge and advice in 1937 Japan.

From renowned Japanese children's author Sachiko Kashiwaba, Temple Alley Summer is a fantastical and mysterious adventure filled with the living dead, a magical pearl, and a suspiciously nosy black cat named Kiriko featuring beautiful illustrations from Miho Satake. Kazu knows something odd is going on when he sees a girl in a white kimono sneak out of his house in the middle of the night-was he dreaming? Did he see a ghost? Things get even stranger...

From the author and translator of the Batchelder Award-winning novel Temple Alley Summer comes the moving story of three generations of women adapting to their new home, and its mythical inhabitants, in the tragic aftermath of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake disaster. In the wake of a devastating earthquake and tsunami, Yui, fleeing her violent husband, and Hiyori, a young orphan, are taken in by a strange but kind old lady named Kiwa in the small town...

"Taro Gomi's silly and informative potty-training classic is a light-hearted, humorous, and encouraging introduction to all things poop"--

"Every year in mid-July, students from magic high schools all over the country gather to participate in fierce competitions of magical skill. The magical skill of the competitors will be a huge factor, but there is another one--the tuning of their CADs. Luckily, they have someone with them who specializes in the field, but when the Nine School Battle is targeted by a sinister group, all the talent in the world may not be enough to secure victory"--...

Chirri and Chirra bicycle beneath the waves, discovering the beauty of coral and the deliciousness of marine edibles. Chirri and Chirra are pedaling along when they find a cave. At the end of the tunnel, they see a light. Oh! They are under the sea! They pedal through a maze of color and pass through an opening in the seaweed, into a scene of seashells of all colors and shapes. Naturally, they come upon sea treats, such as parfait ? la conch and...

A picture book with delicate illustrations that explains the path of grief, ending with the uplifting new beginning of a budding friendship based on understanding. When the little bird dies, his friend the bear is inconsolable. Full of grief, he locks himself in his house and ventures out again only when the smell of young spring grass blows through his window. He always carries a small box, which he opens for no one. He meets a wildcat who understands...

Learn about the life of Kuma-Kuma Chan, the traveling bear.

Baby Bear is off exploring on his own. Tok! Now what’s this that just hit his head? Mmmm…it’s a delicious red fruit. He must get more. Up, up, up, to the top of the forest. Hello Caterpillar! Hello Squirrel! Hello Bees! Now what is that? Why, it’s the biggest red fruit of all! Baby Bear must have it. He leeeaaaps… From award-winning Korean illustrator Lee Gee Eun comes a gorgeously illustrated story – delightful at every beat – about...

Mile left her friends when she fled Eckland Academy, but the Crimson Vow is back in the Kingdom of Brandel for a job. She cannot pass up the chance to see her old friends, but the Wonder Trio won't let her go again. It seems like Mile is the middle in a tug of war, and she might just have to choose one set of friends over the other.