Cathy Hirano
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English
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Nahoko Uehashi's The Beast Player is an epic YA fantasy about a girl with a special power to communicate with magical beasts and the warring kingdom only she can save.
Erin's family cares for the fearsome water serpents that form the core of their kingdom's army. When some of the beasts mysteriously die, Elin's mother is sentenced to death as punishment. With her last breath she manages to send her daughter to safety. Alone, far from home, Elin discovers...
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Language
English
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This book is about friendship and the distinctions of living in different parts of the world. A giraffe that lives in Africa meets a pelican who is a mailman. Since the giraffe is bored, she sends a letter to the first animal the pelican can find on the other side of the horizon. The letter passes on to a seal who gives it to a penguin. He reads the letter and even though he does not understand it he writes back, and becomes the giraffe's pen pal....
Author
Publisher
Gecko Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
109 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
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In this comical twist on sibling rivalry, a girl decides she needs a new family, so she writes "free kid" on a box and waits in the street for some better parents to choose her.
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
English edition
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
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"Day in and day out, an innkeeper graciously tends to the guests at his little hotel, but finds himself daydreaming of what it would be like to travel to new and wonderful places ..."--
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
187 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
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"From the #1 New York Times best-selling author and lifestyle/cleaning guru Marie Kondo, this graphic novelization brings Kondo's life-changing tidying method to life with the fun, quirky story of a woman who transforms her home, work, and love life using Kondo's advice and inspiration. Marie Kondo presents the fictional story of Chiaki, a young woman in Tokyo who struggles with a cluttered apartment, messy love life, and lack of direction. After...
Author
Publisher
Gecko Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 19 x 25 cm
Language
English
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When the Bear's friend, the little bird, dies, Bear is inconsolable. Full of grief, he locks himself in his house and ventures out again only when the smell of spring grass blows in through his window. He meets a wildcat and finally feels understood. As the cat plays his violin, Bear remembers all the fun he had with the little bird. Now he can say goodbye to his friend, because he knows he'll always have his memories.
10) The lost kitten
Author
Publisher
Gecko Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
English edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
11) Hannah's night
Author
Publisher
Gecko Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
31 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Hannah wakes suddenly in the night, she discovers a whole new world of adventure. With nobody awake to tell her off, she can do just as she pleases. The book combines simple language with beautifully textured images, capturing the innocence and wonder of young children at play.
12) The friends
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
1996
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
170 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Curious about death, three sixth-grade boys decide to spy on an old man waiting for him to die, but they end up becoming his friends.
Author
Publisher
Godwin Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
441 pages : genealogical table ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ten years after the fateful clash between two opposing sides of the Divine Kingdom of Lyoza, Elin lives a peaceful life with her family. She tries to stay as far away from her past as possible--the girl who communicated with creatures and befriended a Royal Beast wants no part in the power struggles of humans. But when Elin is called upon to investigate a mysterious illness that has stricken the Toda, she uncovers a startling plot--one that could...
15) Jump!
Author
Publisher
Gecko Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 17 cm
Language
English
