While the Beans Boil

by Naoko Awa

illus. by Keiko Ajito

A grandmother weaves a gentle, but powerfully symbolic tale to explain to a small child the absence of her mother. The remaining...view details

04 A Strange Night in the Enchanted Forest

by Yoko Tomiyasu

illus. by Kenya Ohba

The latest instalment in the popular Shinoda series tells the story of the first, magical encounter between the boy and the fox...view details

Guardian of Heaven and Earth – Part 1

by Nahoko Uehashi

illus. by Makiko Futaki

Balsa, a female warrior, sets out for the Kingdom of Lota in an attempt to rescue Chagum, the Crown Prince of Shin-Yogo,...view details

Guardian of Heaven and Earth – Part 2

by Nahoko Uehashi

illus. by Makiko Futaki

Chagum, Prince of Shin-Yogo and Balsa the female warrior head for the Kingdom of Kambal. Chagum intends to persuade the king of...view details

Guardian of Heaven and Earth – Part 3

by Nahoko Uehashi

illus. by Makiko Futaki

Chagum, Prince of Shin-Yogo finally returns to his homeland with the help of Balsa. The attack by the Talsh has already started,...view details

Guardian of the Awful God Volume 1: God’s Appearance

by Nahoko Uehashi

illus. by Makiko Futaki

Heroine Balsa encounters a brother and sister being sold by a slave trader in the market. The girl, who seems to have...view details

Guardian of the Awful God Volume 2: Return from the Hard Journey

by Nahoko Uehashi

illus. by Makiko Futaki

Asra, the mysterious child that Balsa so impulsively helped, is slowly revealing her dark secret. Her special powers are beginning to make...view details

Guardian of the Dark

by Nahoko Uehashi

illus. by Makiko Futaki

Balsa, a woman warrior, returns to the kingdom of her birth, from where, as a child, she was forced to flee after...view details

Guardian of the Dream

by Nahoko Uehashi

illus. by Makiko Futaki

Mythological adventure epic revolving around a magical flower which tempts people to escape the painful reality of human existence into a world...view details

Guardian of the Spirit

by Nahoko Uehashi

illus. by Makiko Futaki

Once every hundred years an egg containing a sacred spirit is implanted into the breast of an inhabitant of Sagu. If the...view details

That Warmth Never Fades

by Joko Iwase

Nami obeys her mother's wishes and goes to a cram school and softball practice after school. However, her everyday life changes when...view details

The Wanderer

by Nahoko Uehashi

illus. by Makiko Futaki

Tanda, a sensitive eleven-year-old boy, adores Balsa, who is drifting about with her stepfather, fleeing from a plot against them. They try...view details

Traveller of the Blue Road

by Nahoko Uehashi

illus. by Miho Satake

Chagum, the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Shin-Yogo, sets out on a perilous journey to protect his homeland. A tantalizing sword...view details

Traveller of the Void

by Nahoko Uehashi

illus. by Miho Satake

A teenage crown prince travels across the sea to a kingdom with his tutor to attend the coronation of a king. However,...view details

Secrets in the Attic

by Miyoko Matsutani

illus. by Osamu Tsukasa

After their Grandpa's death, Eriko and Yuko come to his summer cottage to try and solve the riddle of his will. The...view details

The Ginkgo Hall

by Haluka Tachibana

On her way to school, Ren stumbles across an antiques store, the Ginko Hall, run by Granny Takada. The store is full...view details

The Little Girl Who Returned to the Star

by Akiko Sueyoshi

Mamiko's working mother often returns home late. On her twelfth birthday Mamiko receives one of her mother's old coats as a present....view details

Commander of the Kairo Brigade: Three Graduates of Horakuma School

by Hiroshi Masumura

paw and foot prints provided by Kenji Miyazawa

Author-illustrator Hiroshi Masumura presents adaptations of two tales by Kenji Miyazawa, a children’s author renowned for the fantasy and poignancy of his...view details