Nontan’s Tickly Time

by Sachiko Kiyono

When Nontan, asleep in the field, is woken up by the tickle of the grass, it gives him an idea for some...view details

Nontan, Santa Claus!

by Sachiko Kiyono

The sky is full of many different flying Santa Clauses. Nontan wants to ask Santa the cat for a present but can't...view details

Nu nu nu nu nu…

by Taro Gomi

What does the sound 'nu' suggest to you? To illustrator, it manifests itself in a whole range of objects, actions and feelings...view details

Ri ri ri ri ri…

by Taro Gomi

After a work the illustrator is relaxing in his room when he hears a faint sound. He decides to follow it through...view details

Rrrrr…

by Taro Gomi

A small propeller-driven airplane appears in the deep blue sky. It approaches, passes through a white cloud, then a black cloud. Suddenly...view details

See You Tomorrow

by Yoko Kitayama

Miko's got so many friends; rabbit and bird and squirrel too. They all play together, hopping and jumping and skipping. When it's...view details

Steer and Explore: Car

by Hidehito Yaoi

Time to get in the driver’s seat! This brilliant board book opens up to reveal the view through the wind screen of...view details

Steer and Explore: Spaceship

by Hidehito Yaoi

Time to get on the flight deck! This brilliant board book opens up to reveal the view from a spacecraft—the craft you’re...view details

Steer and Explore: Submarine

by Hidehito Yaoi

Time to take charge of the control room! This brilliant board book opens up to reveal the view from the front of...view details

Tales of the Old Tree Stump

by Miwa Nakaya

The old tree stump was once a tall tree covered in beautiful green leaves that provided shade from the sun and shelter...view details

Te te te te te…

by Taro Gomi

In Japan 'te' means 'hand', as well as being equivalent to the English verb ending 'ing'. Coupling these two meanings, Gomi creates...view details

The Full Moon

by Shoichi Nejime

illus. by Shinobu Saito

The bright yellow full moon looks so tasty that I just want to eat it all up! This lovely book, the perfect...view details

The Greatest Ever Garbage Truck

by Kanayo Sugiyama

Look at my amazing garbage truck! It can collect up anything, from hiccups to bottom burps to baby's cries. Everyone loves my...view details

The Old Tree Stump’s Birthday

by Miwa Nakaya

It's the old tree stump's birthay, but it can't remember its age. A succession of animals, beginning with an ant and ending...view details

The Old Tree Stump’s Friend

by Miwa Nakaya

Spring is a sad time for the old tree stump, which at this time of the year used to have birds and...view details

The Red Yarn

by Maki Sasaki

A little girl finds a piece of red yarn. She picks it up and begins to follow it back to its source....view details

The Rice Cracker Taxi

by Katsumi Yamazaki

A giant rice cracker falls from the sky, into the mouth of a little boy. Suddenly, his feet turn into tyres, and...view details

The Train is Coming

by Fumiko Takeshita

illus. by Mamoru Suzuki

Over the bridge, the train is coming. From across the fields, the train is coming. The rhythmical language of this picture book...view details

Traline and the Caterpillar

by Kaya Doi

Beautiful pictures made out of coloured felt depict another adventure in the life of gentle Traline who loves flowers. In this story...view details

Traline on a Winter’s Day

by Kaya Doi

One snowy day, when it was too cold to do any gardening, Traline the Tiger had the marvellous idea of giving everyone...view details