Big First-year and Little Second-year

by Taruhi Furuta

Masaya is tall and sometimes mistaken for a third year. Akiko, a second year, is so small people think she is in...view details

How are You, Fur Seal?

by Megumi Iwasa

illus. by Jun Takabatake

This is a tale of adventure and perseverance as Little Seal becomes a fully-fledged sea messenger, delivering letters between Fur Seal and...view details

I’m an African Giraffe

by Megumi Iwasa

illus. by Jun Takabatake

A lonely giraffe in Africa writes a letter, which it asks a pelican to take to someone living "on the other side...view details

The Whale that Lived at Cape Whale

by Megumi Iwasa

illus. by Jun Takabatake

A retired whale teacher living alone writes lots of letters. One day the pelican postman brings a reply from a penguin that...view details

Billy Bottom the Little God

by Jun Okada

Billy Bottom is the name of a little man with wings, who appears before the children in Hajime's class. The strange thing...view details

The Extra-Curricular Timetable

by Jun Okada

I am an elementary school craft teacher, and one day I saved a mouse from being eaten by a cat, but this...view details

The Frightfully Strange Hellven Towers 2

by Reiko Hiroshima

illus. by jyajya

In this second instalment of the spin-off set in the amusement park Hellven Towers, run by the enigmatic Kaido, readers will enjoy...view details

Zenitendō 01

by Reiko Hiroshima

illus. by jyajya

Zenitendo might look like an ordinary looking sweet shop but in fact it's anything but! Owner Beniko handpicks sweets for her customers...view details

Zenitendō 02

by Reiko Hiroshima

illus. by jyajya

Zenitendo, run by Beniko, is nothing like an ordinary sweet shop. In fact, only people seeking happiness in life can find it....view details

Zenitendō 03

by Reiko Hiroshima

illus. by jyajya

Sweet store owner Beniko is back in this third instalment of the supernatural series. Six more customers discover that the confectionary on...view details

Zenitendō 04

by Reiko Hiroshima

illus. by jyajya

Beniko is still selling a selection of quite extraordinary treats at the Supernatural Sweet Shop, but now she has a rival. A...view details

Zenitendō 07

by Reiko Hiroshima

illus. by jyajya

Beniko, the mostly mildly benevolent owner of the supernatural sweet, finds herself challenged by a spiteful spirit, determined to defeat her. The...view details

Zenitendō 08

by Reiko Hiroshima

illus. by jyajya

Beniko, the mild-mannered yet magical sweet shop owner, once again faces her arch enemy Yodomi, who this time sends a young boy...view details

Zenitendō 09

by Reiko Hiroshima

illus. by jyajya

The ninth instalment in this popular fantasy series. Despite her best efforts, Yodomi, Beniko’s nemesis, has failed in her attempts to shut...view details

Zenitendō 10

by Reiko Hiroshima

illus. by jyajya

In this tenth instalment of the smash-hit series, sweet shop owner Beniko somehow ends up giving Kenta, a mysterious young boy, a...view details

Zenitendō 11

by Reiko Hiroshima

illus. by jyajya

The eleventh instalment in the ever-popular saga of sweet shop owner and supernatural sorcerer Beniko and the characters who surround her. Yodomi...view details

Zenitendō 12

by Reiko Hiroshima

illus. by jyajya

Zenitendo is a very special sweet shop: the confectionary on sale can change the customer’s life. Now a mysterious man is busy...view details

Zenitendō 13

by Reiko Hiroshima

illus. by jyajya

The mysterious Professor Rokujo has been investigating Beniko’s Supernatural Sweet Shop. Holed up in his lab, he comes up a plan to...view details

Zenitendō 14

by Reiko Hiroshima

illus. by jyajya

The perennially popular series continues with its 14th instalment. Work at the Rokujo Research Institute is progressing well and has reached the...view details

Zenitendō 15

by Reiko Hiroshima

illus. by jyajya

Professor Rokujo has finished collecting data on Beniko’s Supernatural Sweet Shop and is ready to begin the next phase of his plan....view details