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August 2024 Recommended List of Japanese Books
Adult Fiction
The winning entry of "The Second Annual Your Story Will Change Someone". An anthology of youth anthology written by three active young writers including Natsue Shiomi, has gained overwhelming support among teenagers.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$42 CA$60
Item Number: JPN39793
ISBN: 9784813715061
OCLC Number: 1410685811
[Adult Fiction]
Naoki Award Winner. The culmination of Kawasaki's animal literature, where the deeds and sorrows of humans and beasts touch the heart!
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$42 CA$60
Item Number: JPN39792
ISBN: 9784103553410
OCLC Number: 1409784069
[Adult Fiction]
Winner of the 15th Haruki Kadokawa Novel Award. During the Edo period, wolf damage was a serious problem in areas where horse breeding was common. Therefore, there is a role of wolf hunter - the wolf hunter judge. However, when he pursued "Kurobori", he discovered the truth behind his father's death and the corruption within the family...
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39791
ISBN: 9784758414524
OCLC Number: 1409783590
[Adult Fiction]
Japanese translation of "Harðskafi" by Icelandic mystery writer Arnaldur Indridason. Investigator Ehrendur has doubts. The sixth installment in the series of the Nordic mystery giant, which won the Icelandic Mystery Novel Award and will shake you to the core as the heartbreaking past is revealed.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$31.50 CA$45
Item Number: JPN39789
ISBN: 9784488266080
OCLC Number: 1411592220
[Adult Fiction]
A feature-length mystery set in a town suffering from the coronavirus pandemic, in which a new hero, the "Black Magician," solves mysteries as brilliantly as a magic trick!
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$22.40 CA$32
Item Number: JPN39788
ISBN: 9784334101176
OCLC Number: 1409114952
[Adult Fiction]
By a master who has sold over 1 million copies. A life-supporting novel that will help you discover your new self. She is invited to join Rakuken, but Danpei says that she has no money and lacks confidence in her communication skills...
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39579
ISBN: 9784344041714
OCLC Number: 1402074606
[Adult Fiction]
There's a bomb buried under the slopes - "We can detonate it from anywhere at any time." The life-threatening race against the criminal begins now!
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$21 CA$30
Item Number: JPN39574
ISBN: 9784408558387
OCLC Number: 1402074419
[Adult Fiction]
A gem of a collection of short stories that won the Eiji Yoshikawa Literary Award for New Writers.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$21 CA$30
Item Number: JPN39569
ISBN: 9784065334560
OCLC Number: 1403370340
[Adult Fiction]
Japanese translation of 'Giants' Star' by Raymond Briggs. A timeless masterpiece now available in a new edition and new cover “Inherit the Stars” series part 3. Mysterious communication from beyond Pluto Who exactly is the sender?
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$28 CA$40
Item Number: JPN39509
ISBN: 9784488663339
OCLC Number: 1397823505
[Adult Fiction]
The true mystery of Edogawa Ranpo award-winning author Jun Ikeido! The long-awaited latest volume of the hit drama “Naoki Hanzawa” series is finally here! When Hanzawa solves the "mystery" hidden in a famous painting, what is the surprising truth that he arrives at?
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$21 CA$30
Item Number: JPN39508
ISBN: 9784065330715
OCLC Number: 1397822326
[Adult Fiction]
The popular movie is now a complete novel! An unknown female student suddenly calls his name. "Kuno Sei-kun, lend me your strength. Otherwise, I might be killed."
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$21 CA$30
Item Number: JPN39507
ISBN: 9784094072938
OCLC Number: 1396729701
[Adult Fiction]
164th Naoki Prize winning work. A historical novel created by the author, woven with the joy of living and the sadness of living.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$21 CA$30
Item Number: JPN39504
ISBN: 9784087445657
OCLC Number: 1399399470
[Adult Fiction]
Japanese translation of 'Father Christmas' by Raymond Briggs. Winner of the Booker prize. The testimonies of these two young women are joined by a third: Aunt Lydia. Her complex past and uncertain future unfold in surprising and pivotal ways.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39503
ISBN: 9784151201103
OCLC Number: 1396730232
[Adult Fiction]
The latest work in the 2023 Bookstore Award-winning series. A story of editors who burn their souls to make the stars called talent shine.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39485
ISBN: 9784065327869
OCLC Number: 1409114629
[Adult Fiction]
Japanese translation of 'The Gentle Giants of Ganymede' by James Patrick Hogan. Relics of an advanced civilization are discovered on one of Jupiter's moons.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$21 CA$30
Item Number: JPN39484
ISBN: 9784488663322
OCLC Number: 1393354072
[Adult Fiction]
Cumulative total of series exceeds 1 million copies! The third installment of the blockbuster series, where the mystery of Japanese sweets deepens and Anne's daily life gradually gains experience.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$21 CA$30
Item Number: JPN39480
ISBN: 9784334100018
OCLC Number: 1392436033
[Adult Fiction]
影を呑んだ少女 [HB]
ハーディング.フランシス
Kage o nonda shōjo
By Hardinge, Frances
Japanese translation of 'A Skinful of Shadows' by Frances Hardinge. A historical masterpiece written by the author of 'THE LIE TREE' depicting the activities of a girl who is possessed by a ghost.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$32.20 CA$46
Item Number: JPN39474
ISBN: 9784488151096
OCLC Number: 1396097628
[Adult Fiction]
This is the winner of the 4th Yamanaka Prize. The story is told by four people, and as they piece together the truth that only they know, the fate of the missing humans and the town's hidden secrets will be revealed.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$22.40 CA$32
Item Number: JPN39473
ISBN: 9784041138625
OCLC Number: 1395225843
[Adult Fiction]
A huge debut work that won three literary awards, including the 27th Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Award! A severed head falls into the center of the ring, however, the number of actors remains the same and the demon is eating someone and replacing them s position.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$21 CA$30
Item Number: JPN39472
ISBN: 9784041138823
OCLC Number: 1395227385
[Adult Fiction]
Japanese translation of 'Klara and the Sun' by Kazuo Ishiguro. The first novel to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Clara is a robot equipped with artificial intelligence that was developed as an AF (artificial best friend) to help children grow. One day, he is bought into the family of a sickly girl named Josey, and the two eventually develop a friendship, but the family has a big secret...
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39421
ISBN: 9784151201097
OCLC Number: 1390981641
[Adult Fiction]
Japanese translation of 'Tenth of December' by George Saunders. New York Times bestseller. A best-selling collection of short stories in the United States that uniquely depicts the love, kindness, and dignity of useless people.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$29.40 CA$42
Item Number: JPN39420
ISBN: 9784309467856
OCLC Number: 1389733338
[Adult Fiction]
Winner of the 34th Renzaburo Shibata Award. Describes the fate of a son who is burdened by a literary giant, and vividly reproduces the life of being greatly shocked by the turbulent waves of the times while continuing to struggle with his own life.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$28.70 CA$41
Item Number: JPN39418
ISBN: 9784087445442
OCLC Number: 1391617675
[Adult Fiction]
The original novel of Studio Ghibli's animated work "Ocean Waves". A genius writer of teen novels vividly depicts the end of teenage years and love.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$23.80 CA$34
Item Number: JPN39416
ISBN: 9784198948764
OCLC Number: 1389542175
[Adult Fiction]
A bestseller that won the 164th Akutagawa Prize. Eternal youth literature that reflects the times. Akari pours her heart and soul into “interpreting” idol Masayuki Ueno. One day, all of a sudden, Oshii goes up in flames.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$21 CA$30
Item Number: JPN39415
ISBN: 9784309419787
OCLC Number: 1391617077
[Adult Fiction]
Japanese translation of 'Inherit the Stars' by James P. Hogan. Winner of the 12th Nebula Award in the Overseas Feature Category. The man on the moon was dead. His corpse was 50 thousand years old - and that meant this man had somehow lived long before he ever could have existed.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$21 CA$30
Item Number: JPN39412
ISBN: 9784488663315
OCLC Number: 1390603102
[Adult Fiction]
Japanese translation of 'City of Dreams' by Don Winslow. New York Times Bestseller. A story of an ex-cop and an ex-hitman encounter gang wars and revenge in a small Mexican town.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$32.20 CA$46
Item Number: JPN39381
ISBN: 9784596774767
OCLC Number: 1382773190
[Adult Fiction]
Winner of the 52nd Japan Mystery Writers Association Award, and has been adapted into TV dramas and movies. A traffic section policeman who finds two suspects after his sister is killed and tries to conceal the evidence and revenge story.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$21 CA$30
Item Number: JPN39380
ISBN: 9784065321393
OCLC Number: 1382774262
[Adult Fiction]
2022 Honya Awards TOP5 There is a kind of "maliciousness" that is deeper than murder. If you can win a better future, are you willing to "lie"? An immersive psychological battle where you can never guess the murderer.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$21 CA$30
Item Number: JPN39379
ISBN: 9784041134016
OCLC Number: 1382774136
[Adult Fiction]
Candidate for the 34th Yamamoto Friday Lang Award. Towa, a blind girl, lives with her beloved mother. But one day, her mother disappeared... Towa escapes from the darkness of her fierce loneliness and begins to live her own life.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$21 CA$30
Item Number: JPN39377
ISBN: 9784101383439
OCLC Number: 1388615632
[Adult Fiction]
Winner of the 15th Chuoko Paper Arts Award. It tells the story of a middle-aged woman returning to her hometown, facing the aging of her parents and family relations.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$21 CA$30
Item Number: JPN39376
ISBN: 9784087445343
OCLC Number: 1385531125
[Adult Fiction]
A gem of a period novel that has won various literary awards, such as the 9th Nomura Kodo Literary Award, etc. It tells the life and mental journey of Takase Shozaemon, who is the county commander of the Kamiyama clan at the end of the Edo period.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$21 CA$30
Item Number: JPN39375
ISBN: 9784065296295
OCLC Number: 1382773726
[Adult Fiction]
Soon to be made into a movie. Yuri realizes that she seems to have slipped back in time to Japan just before the end of the war...
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$34.30 CA$49
Item Number: JPN39374
ISBN: 9784813792475
OCLC Number: 1385530502
[Adult Fiction]
Adapted into the film "Analog". One day, designer Satoru Mizushima met a mysterious woman Miyuki at the coffee shop "Piano" he was in charge of interior design...
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$21 CA$30
Item Number: JPN39373
ISBN: 9784087445060
OCLC Number: 1385532191
[Adult Fiction]
Winner of The 33rd Renzaburo Shibata Award. 5 short stories. The title story is about a sixth grader with average academic ability and athletic ability is suddenly approached by the transfer student Anzai with a certain strategy.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$21 CA$30
Item Number: JPN39372
ISBN: 9784087445329
OCLC Number: 1385531655
[Adult Fiction]
Nominated for the Japan Booksellers' Award for three consecutive years. Starting with a cup of matcha, a heartwarming 12-month story connecting Tokyo and Kyoto.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$21 CA$30
Item Number: JPN39371
ISBN: 9784299044099
OCLC Number: 1381116008
[Adult Fiction]
Winner of the 169th Akutagawa Prize and 128th Bungakukai Newcomer Award. Severely handicapped Shakka Izawa sends out all sorts of words from her ten-tatami room.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$32.20 CA$46
Item Number: JPN39370
ISBN: 9784163917122
OCLC Number: 1385530616
[Adult Fiction]
Adult Non-Fiction
Developed by Tohoku University Hospital! Prevent heart failure, myocardial infarction, and angina pectoris with easy methods you can do at home.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$34.30 CA$49
Item Number: JPN39805
ISBN: 9784776213178
OCLC Number: 1411590608
[Adult Non-Fiction]
From the perspective of the young "Ai-chan", we vividly capture the lives and human behavior of "the happiest times of my life".
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$32.20 CA$46
Item Number: JPN39785
ISBN: 9784120057083
OCLC Number: 1409113552
[Adult Non-Fiction]
Have a good night's sleep with some easy self-care that you can do yourself.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$32.20 CA$46
Item Number: JPN39778
ISBN: 9784426129392
OCLC Number: 1410687021
[Adult Non-Fiction]
井上 正康
Kyō kara hajimeru Korona wakuchin gedoku jūnana no hōhō
By Inoue, Masayasu
To protect yourself from vaccine poisons, we also feature a conversation with Yasufumi Murakami, professor emeritus at Tokyo University of Science,and Masanori Fukushima, professor emeritus at Kyoto University.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$34.30 CA$49
Item Number: JPN39777
ISBN: 9784910818108
OCLC Number: 1410685855
[Adult Non-Fiction]
500,000 subscribers on ouTube, the first solo camping book on Izu fishing! Contains the 100 best things you want to achieve at camp.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39776
ISBN: 9784046830074
OCLC Number: 1410686523
[Adult Non-Fiction]
田村 耕太郎
Kimi wa konna wakuwaku suru sekai o mizuni shineruka
By Tamura, Kōtarō
Traveling, studying abroad, starting a business...suitable for everyone who is interested in the world. The author who has traveled around the world to develop business and teach reveals all the weapons for survival overseas!
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$21 CA$30
Item Number: JPN39775
ISBN: 9784022620033
OCLC Number: 1409113383
[Adult Non-Fiction]
Cooking recipe book award selected by booksellers from all over the country "Sweets category". 200,000 YouTube subscribers! All process photos and detailed explanations are included.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39561
ISBN: 9784847073588
OCLC Number: 1401171123
[Adult Non-Fiction]
Overseas travel is completely back! Full of the latest local news, a girl's travel guide to Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$34.30 CA$49
Item Number: JPN39560
ISBN: 9784533155499
OCLC Number: 1402075615
[Adult Non-Fiction]
US生活&旅行
Teihen chūzaiin ga amerika de mananda girigiri shōmō shinai ikikata
By US seikatsu & ryokō
This is a story about how I was a NEET at the bottom until I was 30 years old, and then became an expatriate in a foreign land and was liberated from the hardships of life.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39559
ISBN: 9784046064424
OCLC Number: 1406600922
[Adult Non-Fiction]
This is the only introductory guide to stick needle knitting, with all knitting patterns and process photos specifically designed for left-handed people.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39551
ISBN: 9784528024328
OCLC Number: 1406600945
[Adult Non-Fiction]
Winner of the 1st National Publication Audition. Whether you are a father who is about to become a father, or a father who feels that something is not going well in daily parenting, this book will help create a virtuous cycle for the family in which mothers are happy and fathers are happy.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39499
ISBN: 9784845425181
OCLC Number: 1401172809
[Adult Non-Fiction]
Over 110,000 copies sold! 300,000 people who had given up because they thought it would never be cured realized the effect! The miraculous "neck push program".
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$21 CA$30
Item Number: JPN39490
ISBN: 9784866431383
OCLC Number: 1396098144
[Adult Non-Fiction]
Tools and repair techniques are covered in detail so anyone can easily do things like leaking faucets, patching scratches on floors, patching peeling wallpaper and holes, and more.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$21 CA$30
Item Number: JPN39465
ISBN: 9784299045942
OCLC Number: 1396097426
[Adult Non-Fiction]
A bestseller with over 120,000 copies. Modern medicine does not have a clear theory on what symptoms bone distortion causes. However, the relationship between bone misalignment and pain is fixed and predictable.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$21 CA$30
Item Number: JPN39454
ISBN: 9784866431390
OCLC Number: 1395225420
[Adult Non-Fiction]
これで死ぬ: アウトドアに行く前に知っておきたい危険の事例集
羽根田 治
Kore de shinu: autodoa ni iku mae ni shitte okitai kiken no jireishū
By Haneda, Osamu
Learn from 53 outdoor deaths the minimum safety information everyone needs to know before playing in nature.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$32.20 CA$46
Item Number: JPN39409
ISBN: 9784635500487
OCLC Number: 1390981940
[Adult Non-Fiction]
Japan has a large variety of foods served on sticks. The Tokyo-based American illustrator and author explores ten of these foods through watercolor illustration. Alongside each illustration is a brief explanation/history of the food, information on where to find this food, and comments on the challenges of painting each piece.
Publication Year: 2022
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39544
ISBN: 9784023347120
OCLC Number: 1331099768
[Adult Non-Fiction]
Juvenile
"Higher! Higher!" In response to his son's request, the father trains his arms as hard as he can. The father's arms get higher and higher. The only thing standing in the way as it goes over buildings, mountains, and finally flies into space is a giant meteorite!
Publication Year: 2024
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39824
ISBN: 9784120057748
OCLC Number: 1428944813
[Juvenile]
Hosshī nakkī, Hosshī nakkī
Popular Dutch picture book author Mies van Hout's colorful crayon drawings of his cats. You can't help but smile when you see their movements and expressions.
Publication Year: 2024
List Price: US$34.30 CA$49
Item Number: JPN39768
ISBN: 9784867060483
OCLC Number: 1427164094
[Juvenile]
This work won the 11th Picture Book Publishing Award Encouragement Award. This is a recommended picture book for food education. Have fun learning about sushi ingredients with unique characters!
Publication Year: 2024
List Price: US$34.30 CA$49
Item Number: JPN39767
ISBN: 9784434335440
OCLC Number: 1427693243
[Juvenile]
A cute story about a girl who moves into a house for the first time, and learns about living ideas and surprising structures while being shown around the homes of various animals!
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$34.30 CA$49
Item Number: JPN39746
ISBN: 9784592763284
OCLC Number: 1388615191
[Juvenile]
A winner of the 2023 Picture Book Newcomer Award selected by booksellers. A touching action that will move both adults and children.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39710
ISBN: 9784120057076
OCLC Number: 1409114517
[Juvenile]
A cat refuses to eat fish with other cats, leading to gossip. However, the cat loved fish so much that he doesn't want to eat them.
Publication Year: 2024
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39706
ISBN: 9784776411192
OCLC Number: 1420754462
[Juvenile]
Hoshi-kun, a celestial ray, chooses to become a baby unborn, consulting with the goddess, and in a dream, he offers a comforting message to grieving mothers.
Publication Year: 2024
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39701
ISBN: 9784867341957
OCLC Number: 1419938233
[Juvenile]
Translation of '우리 는 언제나 다시 만나.'A baby cries if Mom has to go in the next room for a minute, a small child cries going to kindergarten ... but soon enough the child learns to enjoy school, to go on trips, eventually to go away to college. Now it's mother's turn to miss her child, but they will always meet again!
Publication Year: 2024
List Price: US$32.90 CA$47
Item Number: JPN39679
ISBN: 9784756258373
OCLC Number: 1422308119
[Juvenile]
Five beautifully illustrated spreads show a series of friendly, spring like barnyard animals hiding behind bright felt flaps. And there's a mirror on the final page! A perfect book to share with very little ones.
Publication Year: 2024
List Price: US$29.40 CA$42
Item Number: JPN39678
ISBN: 9784265852147
OCLC Number: 1420754688
[Juvenile]
Five beautifully illustrated spreads show a series of friendly savannah animals hiding behind bright felt flaps. And there's a mirror on the final page! A perfect book to share with very little ones.
Publication Year: 2024
List Price: US$29.40 CA$42
Item Number: JPN39677
ISBN: 9784265852154
OCLC Number: 1420755304
[Juvenile]
Translation of 'Remixed: a blended family.' After breaking up, the colors must re-evaluate what it means to be a family.
Publication Year: 2024
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39668
ISBN: 9784577051832
OCLC Number: 1419150771
[Juvenile]
Before the snow falls, things are a little different than usual. In their daily lives, people wait for the snow to gradually fall. A work that makes you feel a little nervous, a little excited, and a quiet elation. Picture Book Newcomer Award 2023 Special Award Winner.
Publication Year: 2024
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39665
ISBN: 9784120057380
OCLC Number: 1418185491
[Juvenile]
Elephants and whales are said to be able to communicate with each other using ultra-low frequencies that humans cannot hear. This picture book was inspired by such a mysterious voice. The poaching problem continues. Would you like to listen to the voices of elephants?
Publication Year: 2024
List Price: US$34.30 CA$49
Item Number: JPN39661
ISBN: 9784333029143
OCLC Number: 1418184856
[Juvenile]
Peter H. Reynolds celebrates unconditional love in this delightful and poetic tribute to the rare and beautiful love that binds two hearts.
Publication Year: 2024
List Price: US$29.40 CA$42
Item Number: JPN39648
ISBN: 9784895721509
OCLC Number: 1419938028
[Juvenile]
Poppy believes that all they need in life is love, but the Little One keeps coming up with other things that will make their life comfortable--until it is all swept away in a storm.
Publication Year: 2024
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39647
ISBN: 9784895721493
OCLC Number: 1419937747
[Juvenile]
An elephant mother who longs for five minutes of peace, but is chased into the bath by her three children.
Publication Year: 2024
List Price: US$34.30 CA$49
Item Number: JPN39641
ISBN: 9784865493146
OCLC Number: 1419150525
[Juvenile]
A ghost ice cream shop serves mysterious, delicious ice cream in the dark nightside, earning a Grand Prize in the Picture Book Category of the 24th Picture Book Awards.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39629
ISBN: 9784286248295
OCLC Number: 1414530866
[Juvenile]
Grandpa's large thatched roof house contrasts with my apartment. During summer vacation, cousins play hide-and-seek and dodgeball, but something mysterious happens. Winner of Picture Book Grand Prize at 39th Nissan Fairy Tales and Picture Book Grand Prix.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$34.30 CA$49
Item Number: JPN39626
ISBN: 9784776411123
OCLC Number: 1414530266
[Juvenile]
The three people, who were all separated, gradually become connected through 'reading books.' A fun story featuring three characters. Winner of the 39th Nissan Fairy Tales and Picture Book Grand Prix Fairy Tales Award.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$34.30 CA$49
Item Number: JPN39625
ISBN: 9784776411116
OCLC Number: 1414529466
[Juvenile]
A story about a hospital that lends a helping hand to mothers who are worried about not being able to raise their children.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39611
ISBN: 9784867341872
OCLC Number: 1411591659
[Juvenile]
The author describes their strange father, who has a machine in his nose, and feels embarrassed about his appearance. This is a thoughtful picture book written by a doctor who has been involved in pediatric home medical care.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$29.40 CA$42
Item Number: JPN39603
ISBN: 9784990168186
OCLC Number: 1414530695
[Juvenile]
かがくえほん: かしこく育つおんどく+よみきかせ 3-6歲 [HB]
山本省三
Kagaku ehon: kashikoku sodatsu ondoku purasu yomikikase san rokusai
By Yamamoto, Shōzō
Contains a total of 23 stories on various science topics, with plenty of explanations and quizzes to expand your interests.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$35.00 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39589
ISBN: 9784023341371
OCLC Number: 1402075795
[Juvenile]
Japanese translation of 'The Great Big Christmas Tree Hunt' by Ekaterina Trukhan. A Christmas picture book where you can have fun flipping through the tricks.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$29.40 CA$42
Item Number: JPN39543
ISBN: 9784265852079
OCLC Number: 1406600280
[Juvenile]
Japanese translation of 'The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan' by Beatrix Potter. Duchess the dog receives an invitation to a tea party from Libby the cat. The feast is like a mouse pie. But Duchess doesn't want to eat rats. That's right, let's change the pie!
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$34.30 CA$49
Item Number: JPN39542
ISBN: 9784152101174
OCLC Number: 1407380759
[Juvenile]
Japanese translation of 'The Tale of Ginger and Pickles' by Beatrix Potter. Ginger and Pickles (a terrier and a ginger cat) kept a very popular shop. Their customers loved to buy their provisions there, but they were less keen to pay for them and ran up a gret deal of credit, making poor Ginger and Pickles lives very difficult indeed.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$34.30 CA$49
Item Number: JPN39541
ISBN: 9784152101181
OCLC Number: 1407380429
[Juvenile]
Japanese translation of 'A Friendship Yarn' by Lisa Moser and illustrated by Olga Demidova. Neighbors Porcupine and Badger find their close friendship sorely tested when they accidentally knit from opposite ends of the same piece of yarn.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$35.00 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39540
ISBN: 9784776411000
OCLC Number: 1403369282
[Juvenile]
Japanese translation of '10 Little Rubber Ducks' by Eric Carle. When a storm strikes a cargo ship, ten rubber ducks are tossed overboard and swept off in ten different directions. Based on a factual incident.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$24.50 CA$35
Item Number: JPN39539
ISBN: 9784032371901
OCLC Number: 1403369666
[Juvenile]
Japanese translation of 'Chi mi ha rubato il naso?' by Lorenzo Clerici. A unique picture book about an elephant that has lost its trunk and imagines what happens to its trunk.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$32.20 CA$46
Item Number: JPN39538
ISBN: 9784591178560
OCLC Number: 1402075119
[Juvenile]
Japanese translation of 'Something, Someday' by Amanda Gorman and illustrated by Christian Robinson. Amanda Gorman and Christian Robinson's timeless message of hope, Something, Someday, emphasizes the power of small gestures to create lasting change.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39536
ISBN: 9784751531266
OCLC Number: 1406599627
[Juvenile]
宮沢 賢治, 武田 美穂
Ginga tetsudō no yoru: ginga tetsudō no yoru yori
By Miyazawa, Kenji
A picture book version of the masterpiece "Night on the Galactic Railroad." Festival night. Giovanni goes on a journey around the galaxy with his good friend Campanella.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39534
ISBN: 9784652205297
OCLC Number: 1405942896
[Juvenile]
“Winner of the MOE Picture Bookstore Award for Newcomer of the Year” picture book author Akira Hirota has created a “Unko Picture Book” that will definitely be a hit when read aloud! A picture book that will make children love the toilet and look forward to using it.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$34.30 CA$49
Item Number: JPN39530
ISBN: 9784909926289
OCLC Number: 1406600734
[Juvenile]
Ofuro-san, a bathtub, is always making Ken-chan feel warm and comfortable. While watching Ken-chan looking comfortable every day, Ofuro-san also wants to take a bath, so they head for a large public bath.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39528
ISBN: 9784065332597
OCLC Number: 1407380870
[Juvenile]
Picture book publication award winner! The restaurant is open. One day, the most famous forest “Delicious food has arrived”!
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$33.60 CA$48
Item Number: JPN39527
ISBN: 9784434327872
OCLC Number: 1405945829
[Juvenile]
The fairy tale "Momotaro" everyone knows, but another story no one knows - what is a demon picked up the peach?
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39524
ISBN: 9784763140791
OCLC Number: 1397822313
[Juvenile]
We all have worries, fears, and frustrations. But we also all have a choice: to carry them with us--or to let them go. When things aren't going right--sometimes we simply need to...go left.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39518
ISBN: 9784895721387
OCLC Number: 1380650864
[Juvenile]
Japanese translation of 'Let's go home,BABY RABBIT' by Carolina Búzio. Bilingual Children Book in Japanese and English. Meet rabbit, fox, bear and owl - four adorable baby animals who are lost in the woods!
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$34.30 CA$49
Item Number: JPN39449
ISBN: 9784265852062
OCLC Number: 1393353902
[Juvenile]
This is a word game picture book full of nonsensical humor in the silent night, vividly depicting the mysterious night events unfolding from "reversed words (palindromes)".
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$35 CA$50.
Item Number: JPN39443
ISBN: 9784033521602
OCLC Number: 1396097259
[Juvenile]
A story about a night when all living things, including people and animals, admire the beautiful full moon. Hidden in each spread in the text are words (four letters) that are closely related to the picture book.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$34.30 CA$49
Item Number: JPN39442
ISBN: 9784418238354
OCLC Number: 1393353712
[Juvenile]
In a small forest, a gentle voice speaks at night. Animals chat under moonlight, expressing good days and warning against adversity.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$34.30 CA$49
Item Number: JPN39441
ISBN: 9784756257567
OCLC Number: 1395225326
[Juvenile]
The dumplings lined up on the diving board dive into the hot water! Once boiled, add mitarashi pond, kinako rice, and other seasonings to transform them into delicious dango.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$32.20 CA$46
Item Number: JPN39440
ISBN: 9784592763314
OCLC Number: 1395225573
[Juvenile]
えがしらみちこ, しゅん
Boku no inu wa dōshite konna ni kawaii noka
By Egashira, Michiko
A picture book created by Shun-kun, a 7-year-old boy, during his free summer research to find out why my dog is so cute. A heartwarming work full of love and care for senior dogs, and is a must-read for dog owners as well as those who are thinking of owning a pet in the future.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$32.20 CA$46
Item Number: JPN39436
ISBN: 9784041135556
OCLC Number: 1390601984
[Juvenile]
Kaneo and Reiko, a couple from a mountain village, rescue a newborn Japanese serow from a cliff. They raise it until one year old, and it grows up with the villagers. The book explores the relationship between wild animals and humans, illustrating the warmth and farewell of life.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$34.30 CA$49
Item Number: JPN39434
ISBN: 9784333029068
OCLC Number: 1391617484
[Juvenile]
A large whale emerges from the ground and takes Kai to the underground world...Kai then asks the fish to tell her her memories of when she was born.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39430
ISBN: 9784752010692
OCLC Number: 1389733651
[Juvenile]
The chicks happily escape from the house, encountering various things and having various experiences as they run away forever.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$21 CA$30
Item Number: JPN39429
ISBN: 9784834087291
OCLC Number: 1390603475
[Juvenile]
Petroleum is essential to our daily lives today, as fuel for cars, ships, and airplanes, and as a raw material for manufacturing things. How was that petroleum created?
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$32.20 CA$46
Item Number: JPN39400
ISBN: 9784834087277
OCLC Number: 1385530489
[Juvenile]
While dreaming to be a flying penguin, James' parents help him accept and love who he is.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39393
ISBN: 9784333029020
OCLC Number: 1385531876
[Juvenile]
Yoshi: sanman nanasenkiro o oyoida umigame no hanashi
By Cox Lynne, Jones Richard
Japanese translation of 'Yoshi, Sea Turtle Genius: A True Story about an Amazing Swimmer.' Yoshi, a sea turtle, on her remarkable journey as she swims farther than any animal in recorded history--23,000 miles!--to return to the beach where she first hatched, to lay her own eggs.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39391
ISBN: 9784751531242
OCLC Number: 1382773073
[Juvenile]
Michiko Egasira's warm illustrations gently introduce the topic of "children's rights," which is currently attracting attention. Parents and children can learn about the first steps towards children's rights.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$32.20 CA$46
Item Number: JPN39389
ISBN: 9784592763260
OCLC Number: 1388614966
[Juvenile]
Grand Prize in the Picture Book Category of the 23rd Picture Book Awards. While Ann sleeping deep, the bored Dodo tried to have fun by itself.
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: JPN39385
ISBN: 9784286242675
OCLC Number: 1382773357
[Juvenile]
Winner of the Grand Prize at the 7th Picture Book Publishing Awards. After dying in the sea contaminated with plastic waste and washing up on the beach, he was rescued by the aquarium staff and is now living with his friends...
Publication Year: 2023
List Price: US$34.30 CA$49
Item Number: JPN39384
ISBN: 9784434320934
OCLC Number: 1385532318
[Juvenile]