The Fur of the Glacial Mouse

by Kenji Miyazawa

It happens in an express train to Bering. A passenger, who is proud of his luxurious fur coats, especially the one made...view details

The Great Migration

by Hiroyoshi Higuchi

illus. by Michiko Shigehara

Author Hiroyoshi Higuchi has spent twenty years studying the migratory patterns of birds, using the tools of modern science to reveal what...view details

The Night of the Rabbits

by Naoko Awa

illus. by Keiko Ajito

Sayo, a girl living in a mountain village, is friends with demons and long-nosed goblin boys and talks with the wind and...view details

The Snow Window

by Naoko Awa

illus. by Takashi Yamamoto

At the foot of a mountain is a Japanese hotpot stall called Snow Window, which a raccoon dog helps the master to...view details

The Tale of Yukihira

by Naoko Awa

illus. by Kiyo Tanaka

Yukihira is an earthenware pot, round with tiny grip on her lid. Although she'd been left in the kitchen cupboard for a...view details

The Wild Goose Child

by Kenji Miyazawa

illus. by Osamu Tsukasa

An old man tells the legend of a heavenly being, `The Wild Goose Child' who in ancient times came down from the...view details

The Yato Home

by Keiji Yatsuo

“Yato” (valley) is a term for the folds of land running throughout low mountain ranges. This unique picture book tells the story...view details

My Bird Nest Picture Diary

by Mamoru Suzuki

Through the changing seasons, the narrator documents the local array of bird life, offering a beautifully illustrated picture diary about their daily...view details

My Brother, Vincent

by Hideko Ise

From the wheat fields of his childhood in Holland to the art dealers of Paris, this is the story of artist Vincent...view details

The Playing Card From the Long-Nosed Goblin

by Naoko Awa

illus. by Junko Hayakawa

Takeshi's friends like to play a card game called Menko, but Takeshi always loses. One day as he is walking home disheartened,...view details

All Aboard! The Satoyama Torokko Train

by Satoshi Kako

Legendary children’s author Satoshi Kako brings his distinctive illustrative style to this wonderfully comprehensive guide to the Satoyama Torokko train, four open-sided...view details

Cleaning the Toilet

poetry by Kunio Hamaguchi

illus. by Mitsuhiro Taya

A picture book adaptation of Cleaning the Toilet, the celebrated poem by railway worker and poet Kunio Hamaguchi. With humour, honesty and...view details

The Alphabet Picture Book

by Naomi Kojima

A graphic artist who was raised in the United States and went to college there products a highly diverse selection of 441...view details

The Restaurant of Many Orders

by Kenji Miyazawa

illus. by Mutsuko Shimada

After going into a restaurant in the depths of the mountains the two hungry hunters pass from one door to the next....view details

Matasaburo, the Wind Imp

by Kenji Miyazawa

illus. by Tazuko Tahara

When the mysterious boy Saburo transfers to a rural school, pupils wonder if he is an wind imp, as whenever he appears,...view details

Night Train to the Stars

by Kenji Miyazawa

illus. by Tazuko Tahara

A lonely schoolboy makes a dream-like journey through the night sky on a magic train. Illustrator transforms the human characters into cats....view details

A Calf in Spring

by Taro Gomi

A calf born in the spring grows during the changing seasons. The snow melts, grass shoots appear and flowers bloom. The wind...view details

Friday’s Sugar

by Komako Sakai

Time seems to stand still in these three episodes: a baby girl who has gone to sleep in the grass is guarded...view details

Gadorufu’s Lily

by Kenji Miyazawa

illus. by Yuki Sasameya

A traveller caught in a thunderstorm takes refuge in a wayside house. As the storm rages, the traveller's attention is drawn to...view details

Monaural

by Takao Onoda

illus. by Ken Kuroi

People waiting for a bus, green mountains on the skyline... Everyday scenes like these occasionally stick in our minds. This collection records...view details