"MORIBITO II: Guardian of the Darkness": Starred Review on Publishers Weekly!
August 2009
Following on from the success of MORIBITO: Guardian of the Spirit, the English translation of MORIBITO II: Guardian of the Darkness was published by Arthur A. Levine Books in May. This sequel reveals why Balsa continues to roam as a spear-wielding warrior, and uncovers the mystery of her fierce past. The book has proved as popular a hit amongst adults in Japan as its predecessor. The book has also received a starred review on Publishers Weekly, a US industry magazine.
Publishers Weekly Children's Book Reviews: Week of 27/4/2009
100 Stories is going underground!
August 2009
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The sequel to A House of 100 Stories, which was published in May 2008 and has already sold 180,000 copies…only this time, the stories go underground. A creature suddenly appears in Little Ku’s bathtub, and leads her underground to a world of adventure – populated by cute underground creatures such as hedgehogs, raccoons and lizards. Look out for the new title, scheduled for publishing in October this year. | |
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A House of 100 Stories by Toshio Iwai 22 x 31 cm, 32 pages, Full-colour illustrations |
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A new addition to the Russian picture book series
August 2009
A charming new addition to our original series of Russian picture books translated for a Japanese audience. The new publication is a collection of 22 of Russia’s traditional children’s folk songs, as selected by Kornei Chukovskii, one of the greats of Russia’s children’s literature. The songs are accompanied by illustrations, drawn in 1957 by IUrii Vasnetsov, which capture the atmosphere of the songs perfectly.
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NEW!Children’s Songs from Russia edited by Kornei Chukovskii translated by Kiyoshi Tanaka illus. by IUrii Alekseevich Vasnetsov 29 x 25 cm, 32 pages, Full-colour illustrations |
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| The Hedgehog and the Gold Coin by Kiyoshi Tanaka original story by Vladimir Orlov illus. by Valentin Olshvang 27 x 21 cm, 32 pages, Full-colour illustrations |
The Cockroach King by Kornei Chukovskii translated by Kiyoshi Tanaka illus. by S. A. Ostrov 29 x 25 cm, 28 pages, Full-colour illustrations |
What Happened to the Crocodile? by Marina Moskvina translated by Kiyoshi Tanaka illus. by Valentin Olshvang 22 x 28 cm, 32 pages, Full-colour illustrations |
We will be exhibiting at the Beijing International Book Fair
August 2009
The Beijing International Book Fair will be celebrating its 16th successful year in 2009, and is one of the most rapidly growing book fairs in the world. This year, the fair will held from 3rd – 7th September 2009. Kaisei-sha will be exhibiting, with a focus on books for reading and science learning books. We look forward to meeting and greeting you if you plan to attend the fair.
