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(Translator
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The
Ainu - A Story of Japan's Original People
by Kayano Shigeru. Charles E. Tuttle, 2004.
A picture story book featuring an Ainu family
in northern Japan.
Click on the title above
for an article about the book
in the Mainchi Daily News online.
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with Richard McNamara)
Amy and Ken Visit Grandma
Written and illustrated by Akiko Hayashi
R.I.C.Publications
Amy’s toy fox and
lifelong friend, Ken, has split his arm. Together, they must take
the train to Grandma’s to get his arm repaired. But that’s not
as easy as it sounds …
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with Richard McNamara)
Balloon Cat
By Keiko Sena
R.I.C.Publications
This story is about a
kitten who is always angry, always pouting and in a huff. So much
so that his face starts to swell...
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(Translator
with Richard McNamara)
Don't Want to Go to Bed?
By Keiko Sena
R.I.C.Publications
Who is still up at this hour?
The after-midnight hours are the ghosts' hours.
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(Translator
with Richard McNamara)
Elphee's Walk.
Written and illustrated by Hirotaka Nakano.
R.I.C.Publications
One beautiful day,
Elephee the elephant sets out for a stroll. He meets his friends,
Hippy the hippo, Ally the alligator and Tort the tortoise who, one
by one, talk him into carrying them on his back. Finally, the load
becomes too heavy and all four friends tumble into the pond.
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(Translator
with Richard McNamara)
Groompa's Kindergarten
Written by Minami Nishiuchi
Illustrated by Seiichi Horiuchi
R.I.C.Publications
Groompa has a problem – everything
he tries to do turns out wrong because of his size. Things look
bad until he finds his true vocation –making children
happy.
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(Translator
with Richard McNamara)
I Don't Want To!
By Keiko Sena
R.I.C.Publications
Lulu is a Little Miss
"I-Don't-Wanna." But how would it be if Mommy or our
friend, the Sun, always said "no" like that?
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(Translator
with Richard McNamara)
Miki's First Errand
Written by Akiko Hayashi
Illustrated by Yoriko Tsutsui
R.I.C.Publications
Five-year-old Miki is
entrusted by Mom to run her first errand alone – to go
to the store to buy milk. Miki succeeds despite what are, to her,
enormous challenges.
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(Translator
with Richard McNamara)
Wah Wah.
By Keiko Sena
R.I.C.Publications
Going to nursery school
isn't so bad, but it's when Mommy goes home that the going gets
rough
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