![Crow Boy](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0670249319.jpg?itok=1o2eMEgY)
Chibi is a young boy who is excluded on the playground because he is different — he has autism. His peers only discover their admiration for him after a wise, nurturing teacher encourages his unique talent in connecting with animals. Subtle illustrations evoke Japan’s countryside and traditional art.
Crow Boy
![The Boy Who Drew Cats](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0803711727.jpg?itok=XM0FA-1X)
Poor but worthy, Kenji loves to draw — perhaps too much. But his art comes alive in surprising ways when he defeats an evil goblin rat. Graceful illustrations and atmospheric language combine to evoke the tale’s Japanese origins.
The Boy Who Drew Cats
![How My Parents Learned to Eat](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0395442354_0.jpg?itok=a3nu9i_K)
When an American sailor meets a Japanese woman, they both try in secret to learn the other’s way of eating. Their courtship and growing love culminates in marriage. This realistic family story explores cultural similarities and differences and is told with humor and honesty by the couple’s daughter.
How My Parents Learned to Eat
![Sumo Mouse](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0811834921.jpg?itok=TA9L_uy8)
The “chubby champion” of the title is brightly colored, larger than life and very heroic! In fact,“If Mount Fuji blows its stack, If a monster should attack, Don’t just hide inside your house! Give a call for Sumo Mouse!” Illustrations of cutout paper, placed in an almost comic book format, move this humorous parody along.
Sumo Mouse
![Tasty Baby Belly Buttons](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0440417384.jpg?itok=h9iocnrt)
Uriko is small but brave, determined, and smart. In fact, she saves the town’s children when they are kidnapped by hungry oni, the ogres of Japanese lore whose favorite food is baby belly buttons. This lively retelling of a traditional Japanese folktale reads aloud well and is complemented by the illustrations, which call to mind the tale’s Asian origin.
Tasty Baby Belly Buttons
![The Master Puppeteer](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064402819.jpg?itok=lcf028h7)
Jiro becomes an apprentice puppeteer during a difficult time in Osaka, Japan. Though clumsy for a puppeteer, Jiro has other qualities that help him overcome grave situations and solve a dangerous mystery.