Kindergarten Friends

by Kyo Yamawaki

illus. by Shigeki Suezaki

A little rabbit sets off for his first day at kindergarten. On the way he meets a squirrel, and later the two...view details

Koban the Shark’s Sea Tour

by Noriko Kudoh

Bears, raccoons, squirrels, mice and other forest animals join an underwater sea tour run by Koban the Shark. Carried along by a...view details

Kodomomo-chan(Child Peach)

by Haluka Tachibana

Kodomomo-chan the young peach, seems to be out of sorts today. All of her animal playmates wonder what is the matter with...view details

Kyukyu the Cleaning Robot

by Makoto Komori

Robot quarter is where all the robots live. The King Drink Shop is a vending machine strip where the robots go to...view details

Lalala! Nontan’s on a Picnic

by Sachiko Kiyono

2016 marks the 40th year since the publication of the first Nontan book. This re-arrangement of a 1991 classic sees Nontan heading...view details

Let’s Go on a trip!

by Taro Gomi

“We're off on a trip! Thanks for looking after the house” says the family as they set off. But what’s surprising is...view details

Let’s Play

by Taro Gomi

A little pink bird lands on a giraffe's head. "Let's play," it says. But the giraffe won't. When the bird pursues it,...view details

Let’s Play with Masks

by Taro Gomi

Cut it out… colour it in… and there — it’s ready! An ogre mask, an animal mask, a human mask… Children happily...view details

Lining Up In a Line

by Fumiko Takeshita

illus. by Mamoru Suzuki

Little ants, lining up in a line. Fluffy ducklings, lining up in a line. Big trucks, lining up in a line. Then...view details

Lion and Me

by Mako Taruishi

Lion and I are best friends. We do everything together. One day, I invited Lion to my house. But Daddy was angry...view details

Little Bear’s Forest

by Chieko Honda

illus. by Tetsuya Honda

A little bear that runs away from the danger posed by human beings, is adopted by a mother bear and her baby....view details

Little Book

by Kanayo Sugiyama

"You must work hard if you're going to grow up to be an impressive encyclopaedia!", Little Book is always being told. But...view details

Little Dwellers in Ofuton Land

by Noriko Ochi

illus. by Iku Dekune

Hisako has a temperature and has to stay in her futon bed all day. It should have been a boring day for...view details

Little Hanna

by Komako Sakai

When Little Hanna wakes suddenly in the night, she discovers a whole new world of adventure. With nobody awake to tell her...view details

Little Hogge and Licky the Dog

by Tamiko Yagi

Yu and her family adopt a puppy, who soon steals all the attention from Little Hogge! So once Yu and her parents...view details

Little Hogge and the Friend

by Tamiko Yagi

Cute but cantankerous Hogge is a stuffed bear (apparently, not hippo) and certainly does not take kindly to being put in a...view details

Little Hogge and the Ghost

by Tamiko Yagi

Tamiko Yagi’s lovable but grumpy stuffed bear is back in another adventure. Little Hogge wakes up in the dead of night to...view details

Little Hogge Gets Lost

by Tamiko Yagi

Little Hogge can't wait to join the family for a fun day at the zoo. But his temper gets the better of...view details

Lostosaurus!

by Kohei Yamashita

supervised by Makoto Manabe

Help a group of lost dinosaurs, including Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus Rex, find their friends, in this search-and-discover book, rich with fun facts...view details

Manuel and the Line: Picnic Day

by Maria Jose Ferrada

translated by Yumi Hoshino

illus. by Pato Mena

A sequel to Manuel and the Line, this book was inspired by a workshop held by the author at a kindergarten when...view details