Category Archives: Japan
A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi by James Yang
A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi by James Yang. Viking, 2021. 9780593203446 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Picture book What did you like about the book? In this … Continue reading
Tono Monogatari by Shigeru Mizuki
Tono Monogatari by Shigeru Mizuki. Translated by Zack Davisson. Drawn & Quarterly, 2021. 9781770464360 Format: Paperback graphic novel Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: Fantasy/folklore What did you like about the book? The folkloric tales … Continue reading
Beyond Me – Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu
Beyond Me – Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu, Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, 9781481437899, 2020 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review): 3 Genre: Historical Fiction/Novel in Verse What did you like about the book? Told in … Continue reading
I Am Tama, Lucky Cat: a Japanese Legend by Wendy Henrichs, illustrated by Yoshiko Jaeggi
I Am Tama, Lucky Cat: a Japanese Legend by Wendy Henrichs, illustrated by Yoshiko Jaeggi. Peachtree (9781561455898), 2011 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1- 5 (5 is excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre: Picture Book What did you like about the … Continue reading
The Star Festival by Moni Ritchie Hadley, illustrated by Mizuho Fujisawa
The Star Festival by Moni Ritchie Hadley, illustrated by Mizuho Fujisawa. Albert Whitman & Company, 9780807575956, c2021 Format: ARC, Advanced Readers Copy Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: Picture book What did you like about … Continue reading
Nori by Rumi Hara
Nori by Rumi Hara. Drawn & Quarterly, 2020. 9781770463974 Format: Paperback Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre: Realistic What did you like about the book? First published as a series of minicomics, this book features short vignettes … Continue reading
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