Bi bi bi bi bi…

by Taro Gomi

Gomi uses the sound 'bibibibibi' to create a tiny insect-like creature with the impact of an electric charge. In this book the...view details

Building A Home Together

by Fumiko Takeshita

illus. by Mamoru Suzuki

Join the team of people who work together to build a new house for a family to live in. Children will love...view details

Butterflies, Butterflies

by Chiki Kikuchi

From flower to flower, butterflies flutter in the air, especially capturing the curiosity of young children. Where do butterflies come from? What...view details

Choo-choo

by Taro Gomi

Another simple, but highly effective picture book by this prolific illustrator, who has already published a number of titles abroad. The pictures...view details

Creek! Aerial Work Platforms

by Fumiko Takeshita

illus. by Mamoru Suzuki

The 11th instalment of this popular picture book series on working vehicles. This time, the focus is on aerial work platforms, which...view details

Ddddd…

by Taro Gomi

A bulldozer goes about its work in a chugging rhythm, up and down the music scales. In this series of simple onomatopoeic...view details

Good Morning! Garbage Truck

by Fumiko Takeshita

illus. by Mamoru Suzuki

Creak! Crunch! Crash! The garbage truck makes lots of noise as it picks up the trash and takes it away. Once it’s...view details

Good Night, Nontan

by Sachiko Kiyono

Nontan has trouble sleeping at night. He wants to play with his friends but they are all sound asleep - except for...view details

Goodnight Puppies

by Miharu Nakamura

It’s almost time for fluffy little puppies to say goodnight and go to sleep. So one puppy pulls out the bed covers...view details

Ha ha ha ha ha…

by Taro Gomi

Japanese words beginning with 'ha' are the theme of this 'sound picture book'. They include a bee, dove, box, paintbrush, lotus root,...view details

Hairy Henry

by Genichi Yamanishi

Hairy Henry hates to cut his hair and now it's a huge hairy mess. He stores his half-eaten snacks in his hair...view details

Here Comes Little Bare Boy!

by Taro Gomi

Taro puts on a lion's costume. When his mother calls for him to get undressed and take a bath, Taro takes off...view details

Hide-and-seek

by Taro Gomi

Mouse is playing hide-and-seek and conceals himself behind a haylack. But the haylack turns out to be Fox, who is hiding behind...view details

Hurrah for the Police Car!

by Fumiko Takeshita

illus. by Mamoru Suzuki

The police car on patrol around town is full of enthusiasm, cautioning a dangerous car, giving a passenger directions and taking a...view details

Hurry hurry! Ambulances

by Fumiko Takeshita

illus. by Mamoru Suzuki

The latest picture book celebrating vehicles from this long-standing author-illustrator duo. Everyone knows the familiar “nee-naw nee-naw” of an ambulance. It’s a...view details

I Love Flowers

by Kaya Doi

One day while out on a walk Traline, who loves flowers, sees a beautiful red blossom. She searches for it in the...view details

I’m Home

by Yoko Kitayama

"I'm home", says Miko, but how did she get so dirty! There's dirt everywhere, on her coat, her boots, even her bottom!...view details

Is the Bus Here Yet?

by Jin Kitamura

At bus stops, groups of animals wait and wonder, “Is the bus here yet?” One after another, wonderfully unexpected buses arrive: a...view details

Keep Up The Hard Work, Dr. Bear!

by Yuichi Kimura

Dr. Bear is busy in his clinic, taking temperatures, listening through his stethoscope, giving injections...This cleverly constructed flip-book uses the tools of...view details

Let Us Have a Swing, Too, Nontan

by Sachiko Kiyono

Nontan monopolizes a swing and refuses to let his friends have a turn. Angry, his friends decide to go home and leave...view details