Taciturn Rabbit and the Yellow Umbrella

by Naoko Awa

illus. by Chikara Higashi

Naoko Awa was a teller of fairytales, and these two stories count among her most charming. In the first, Taciturn Rabbit hasn’t...view details

Taciturn Rabbit, Talkative Rabbit

by Naoko Awa

illus. by Chikara Higashi

Taciturn Rabbit lives all alone and wishes he had someone to talk to. Which is why he is so happy to meet...view details

The Assistant Major Counsellor and the Dancing Mushrooms

by Rimako Horikawa

Long ago there lived an Assistant Major Counsellor...who was a very greedy pig. He couldn't stop himself from eating anything and everything...view details

The Book Garden

by Hirokazu Miyazaki

One day, the Gardener finds a photograph of his father standing among some very unusual plants. He cannot stop thinking about the photograph and about his father,...view details

The Cello Tree

by Hideko Ise

A tale of a young boy learning to love music through the cello, lovingly crafted by his father, a maker of musical...view details

The Counsellor has Disappeared!

by Rimako Horikawa

A beautiful book set in the Imperial Court of medieval Japan. One day, a Counsellor to the Emperor is spat on by...view details

The Country Beyond the Waterfall

by Rimako Horikawa

The discovery of an unseasonal peach leads a man of the court on a journey to a strange country beyond a waterfall,...view details

The Dainty Lady’s Kitchen

by Mayumi Takenaka

Millie and her family move into her Grandma’s old house. She’s sure she can smell Grandma’s cookies, but how could that be?...view details

The Ghost House

by Rimako Horikawa

The latest instalment in Horikawa’s Anthology of Tales from the Past, a series based on stories written a thousand years ago, which...view details

The Little Servant Boy

by Rimako Horikawa

A little servant boy is sent to the seaside to buy some fresh fish, but he gets lost on the way and...view details

The Nose Swap

by Eiko Kadono

illus. by Aya Sato

It’s hay fever season and that means trouble for Ara’s nose. After three days of sneezing, she declares she’s had enough, only...view details

The Ocean Studio

by Rimako Horikawa

“Grandma, who is this little girl?”. “Well, that’s me”. Then begins a story told from grandmother to granddaughter. A story of learning,...view details

The Seven School Wonders

by Hiroshi Saito

You should never sneak into your school at night. Because once it gets dark, the school isn't just for the students anymore....view details

The Skipping Green

by Naoko Awa

illus. by Iku Dekune

Mimizuku the owl is so determined to protect the Spirit of Spring that he resolves never to sleep, keeping watch to ensure...view details

The Song of the Forest

by Seizo Tashima

object by Leuthmany Insixiengmay

In a small village deep within a forest, a boy named Noi occasionally hears beautiful singing carried by the wind. When a...view details

The Temple Family Starts School

by Minako Kajiri

Deep in the mountains stands an old temple that has gradually been forgotten. Worried that people no longer visit, Kongara and Seitaka,...view details

The Warty Toad

by Kazuo Miwa

"Toads are so disgusting! They are different from frogs." "Toads can't jump as much as frogs can. They are useless animals." The...view details

The Wizard of Oz

by Eriko Kishida

based on the work of L. Frank Baum

illus. by Seiichii Horiuchi

L. Frank Baum’s beloved story, as rewritten by renowned poet and translator Eriko Kishida, is presented here as a picture book featuring...view details

The World is Full of Curious Things

by Taro Gomi

Award-winning author-illustrator Taro Gomi's latest publication follows a little boy as he moves through the world noticing all the curious things that...view details

Tiny Flower Tales: The White Clover Crown

by Hiroshi Saito

illus. by Tamiko Asakura

Just as each person has their own story, so too does each flower have a tale. This charming book features five delicately...view details