This is an index of posts tagged “books”.
Titles link back to reviews, and publishers link to publishers’ or retailer web pages.
The most recent review is at the top of the list.

• 『わすれていいから』(Wasurete ii kara, lit. Fine, forget me) by Hiroko Omori; Kadokawa Corporation, 2024
• 『ウマと話すための７つのひみつ』(Uma to hanasu tame no nanatsu no himitsu, lit. The seven secrets to talking to horses) by San Kawata; KAISEI-SHA Publishing, 2022
• 『カピバラがやってきた』 (Kapibara ga yattekita, lit. Here come the capybaras)
  by Alfredo Soderguit, translated by Makiko Amino; Iwasaki Shoten, 2022
• 『ヨルとよる』 (Yoru to yoru, lit. Yoru and the night) text by Masumi Asano, illustrated by Megu Yoshimura; Kyouikugageki, 2022
• 『せかいでいちばんつよい国』 (Sekai de ichiban tsuyoi kuni, lit. The world’s most powerful country)
  by David McKee, translated by Chihiro Nakagawa; Mitsumura Educational, 2005
• 『二平方メートルの世界で』 (Niheihou meetoru no sekai de, lit. In a 2m² room) text by Mion Maeda, illustrated by Koshiro Hata; Shogakukan Inc., 2021
• 『わたしのいもうと』 (Watashi no Imouto, lit. My little sister) text by Miyoko Matsutani, illustrated by Keiko Ajito; Kaisei-sha Ltd., 1987
• This is a Dictatorship by Equipo Plantel, illustrated by Mikel Casal, translated from Spanish by Lawrence Schimel; Book Island, 2021
• 『100円たんけん』(Hyakku-en tanken; lit. Exploring with a hundred yen)
  by Hirotaka Nakagawa, illustrated by Yoshiro Okamoto; Kumon Publishing, 2021
• The Cake Tree in the Ruins by Akiyuki Nosaka, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori; Pushkin Press, 2018
• 『オサム』 (Osamu) by Shuntaro Tanikawa, illustrated by Hiroshi Abe; Dowa-ya Co., Ltd., 2021
• 『リアスのうみべ　さんてつがゆく』 (Riasu no umibe santetsu ga yuku; lit., the Ria coast where the Santetsu runs) by Kyoko Ube, illustrated by Yukiko Saito; Iwasaki Shoten, 2021
• 『16歳の語り部』(Juurokusai no kataribe; lit. 16 year-old speakers group)
  by Nayuta Ganbe, Honoka Tsuda, and Akane Aizawa, supervised by Toshiro Sato; POPLAR Publishing, 2016
• Okapi Tale by Jacob Kramer, illustrated by K-Fai Steele; Enchanted Lion Books, 2020 (hardcover)
• The Phoenix of Persia by Sally Pomme Clayton, illustrated by Amin Hassanzadeh Sharif; Tiny Owl, 2019 (hardcover)
• And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, illustrated by Henry Cole;
  Simon and Schuster, 2005 (hardcover); Little Simon, 2015 (board book)
• 『二分間の冒険』(Nifunkan no bouken; lit. A two-minute adventure)
  by Jun Okada, illustrated by Daihachi Ota; Kaisei-sha Ltd., 1985
• Telephone Tales by Gianni Rodari, illustrated by Valerio Vidali, translated from Italian by Antony Shugaar; Enchanted Lion Books, 2020
• 『風のことば　空のことば　語りかける辞典』(Kaze no kotoba sora no kotoba – katarikakeru jiten; lit. Wind words, sky words – a read-out-loud dictionary) by Hiroshi Osada, illustrated by Hideko Ise; Kodansha Ltd., 2020
• Mixed by Arree Chung; Henry Holt, 2018; Macmillan Children’s Books, 2018
• 『グレタとよくばりきょじん』(Gureta to yokubari kyojin, lit. Greta and the greedy giants)
  by Zoë Tucker, illustrated by Zoe Persico, translated by Yumiko Sakuma; Froebel-Kan Co., Ltd., 2020
  Original English title: Greta and the Giants (Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, 2019)
• 『本当の「頭のよさ」ってなんだろう』(Hontou no “atama no yosa” tte nandarou, lit. The real meaning of being “clever”) by Takashi Saito; Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing Co., Ltd., 2019
• 『学校へ行けない僕と9人の先生』(Gakkou e ikenai boku to kyuunin no sensei, lit. Me who couldn’t go to school and 9 teachers) by Syoichi Tanazono; Action Comics, 2015
• 『ちいさな魔女とくろい森』(Chiisana majo to kuroi mori, lit. The little witch and the black forest)
  text by Mutsumi Ishii, with illustrations by Chiaki Okada; Bunkeido, 2019
• 『どしゃぶり』(Doshaburi, lit. Downpour)
  text by Yuko Ohnari, with illustrations by Koshiro Hata; Kodansha, 2018
• 『あの日からの或る絵とことば』(Ano hi kara no aru e to kotoba, lit. Pictures and words from a day since then) edited by Daisuke Tsutsui with illustrations and photos by 32 children’s book creators; Sogensha, 2019
• 『あいつとぼく』(Aitsu to boku, lit. Him and me)
  written by Noriaki Tsujimura, illustrated by Toshikado Hajiri; PHP Institute, 2015
• 『ヨチヨチ父　とまどう日々』(Yochi yochi chichi – tomadou hibi, lit. Wobbly toddly dad – those dithery days) by Shinsuke Yoshitake; Akachantomamasha, 2017
• 『さんすうくんがやってくる』(Sansuukun ga yattekuru, lit. Here comes “math boy”)
  by Taro Gomi; Gakken Plus, 2006
• 『若者から若者への手紙 1945←2015』(Wakamono kara wakamono he no tegami 1945←2015, lit. Letters from youth to youth 1945←2015) text by Naomi Kitagawa and Motomi Murota, photos by Yuriko Ochiai; Korocolor Publishers, 2015
• 『ペンギンかぞくのおひっこし』(Pengin kazoku no ohikkoshi, lit. The penguins are moving)
  by Satoe Tone; Shogakukan, 2017
• What Sallamah Didn’t Know by Sharon Ismail, with illustrations by Khairudin Saharom; Candid Kids, 2007
• 『神隠しの教室』(Kamikakushi no kyoushitsu, lit. The hidden classroom)
  by Etsuko Yamamoto, pictures by Yuki Maruyama; Doshinsha, 2016
• 『たなばたにょうぼう』(Tanabata nyoubou, lit. The tanabata wife)
  retold by Touru Tsunemitsu, illustrated by Takaaki Nomura; Doshinsha, 2017
• 『鬼の首引き』(Oni no kubihiki, lit. Ogre’s neck tug-of-war)
  text by Norie Iwaki, illustrations by Yousuke Inoue; Fukuinkan Shoten, 2006
• 『カーネーション』(Kaaneeshon, lit. Carnation)
  text by Miku Ito, pictures by Komako Sakai; KUMON Publishing, 2017
• 『あるかしら書店』 (Arukashira Shoten, loosely translated as Chance bookstore)
  by Shinsuke Yoshitake; POPLAR Publishing, 2017
• 『ドームがたり』(Doumu gatari, lit. Dome story / Dome speaks)
  text by Arthur Binard, illustrated by Koji Suzuki; Tamagawa University Press, 2017
• The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by Sonny Liew; Epigram Books, 2015; Pantheon Books, 2016
• Falling into the Dragon’s Mouth by Holly Thompson; Henry Holt and Company, 2016
• 『わたし、お月さま』(Watashi, otsukisama, lit. I’m the moon)
  text by Nanae Aoyama, illustrated by Satoe Tone; NHK Publishing, 2016
• 『いわたくんちのおばあちゃん』(Iwata-kun chi no obaachan, lit. Iwata-kun’s grandmother)
  text by Natsumi Amano, illustrated by Yuka Hamano; Shufunotomo, 2006
• 『アイヌのむかしばなし　ひまなこなべ』(Ainu no mukashi banashi   hima na konabe, lit. An Ainu folktale  The pot that had nothing to do) text by Shigeru Kayano, illustrated by Kaya Doi; Asunaro Shobo, 2016
• 『花まつりにいきたい』(Hanamatsuri ni ikitai, lit. I want to go to the flower festival (too!))
  text by Kimiko Aman, illustrated by Toshikado Hajiri; Hongwanji Publishing, 2017
• 『ジャータカ物語　あわてんぼうウサギ』(Jaataka monogatari  awatenbou usagi, lit. Jataka Tales  The Jumpy Hare) retold by Motoko Nakagawa, illustrated by Bolormaa Baasansuren; Shogakukan, 2017
• The Night Gardener by The Fan Brothers; Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2016
• Up From the Sea by Leza Lowitz; Crown Books for Young Readers, 2016; Ember, 2017
• Are you an Echo?: The Lost Poetry of Misuzu Kaneko illustrated by Toshikado Hajiri, narrative by David Jacobson, translations and editorial contributions by Sally Ito and Michiko Tsuboi; Chin Music Press, 2016
• 『ママのスマホになりたい』(Mama no sumaho ni naritai, lit. I want to be my mum’s smartphone) by Nobumi; WAVE Publishers, 2016
• 『希望の牧場』(Kibou no Bokujo, lit. The Ranch of Hope)
  text by Eto Mori, illustrated by Hisanori Yoshida; Iwasaki Shoten, 2014
• 『こどもの「学問のすすめ」』(Kodomo no “Gakumon no Susume”, lit. “Encouragement of Learning” for children) by Takashi Saito; Chikuma Shobo, 2011
• Don’t Be Sorry, Dad! by Nari Hong based on her life; Epigram Books, 2016
• 『ママがおばけになっちゃった！』(Mama ga obake ni nacchatta, lit. Mommy’s a Ghost Now!) 
  by Nobumi; Kodansha, 2015
• 『世界でいちばん貧しい大統領のスピーチ』(Sekai de ichiban mazushii daitouryou no supiichi, lit. A speech by the world’s poorest president) edited by Yoshimi Kusaba, illustrated by Gaku Nakagawa; Chobunsha, 2014
• 『ドラえもんのスポーツおもしろ攻略　サッカーが楽しくできる』 (Doraemon no spootsu omoshiro kouryaku  sakkaa ga tanoshiku dekiru, lit. Doraemon Fun Sports Guides – Enjoy Soccer) Shogakukan, 2013