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

My name is Drifter, from the Seaweed Forest

by Megumi Iwasa

illus. by Jun Takabatake

The fourth story in the Whale Sea series. This time, too, a letter becomes the key to a new friendship. Drifter the...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

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 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