The Adventures of Mimiko Cat

The Adventures of Mimiko Cat

Author: Carrie Chang

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2024-03-11

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13:

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“The Adventures of Mimiko Cat,” is a comical romance about a waif that lives a comic book existence in a raving madcap world, a leftist saboteur journalist who keeps flying back and forth from Soho to Shanghai in search of love and the quintessential affair. As a devil-may-care feminist, she finds that the bitchy acumen within her fighting with her desire for “shallow men” and their misfit lingua franca, from the bedroom to the pillory. A spell-binding adventure about raw language, feminism, passion, and symbolic emotions in a meandering world of time, space and everything, this novel borders on hysteria, and lets you see the Asian American heart inside out.


I Live in Tokyo

I Live in Tokyo

Author: Mari Takabayashi

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780618494842

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A look at Japanese life and customs through the eyes of a Tokyo schoolgirl.


Beautiful Fighting Girl

Beautiful Fighting Girl

Author: Tamaki Saitō

Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 0816654506

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From Nausicaä to Sailor Moon, understanding girl heroines of manga and anime within otaku culture.


The Beckoning Cat

The Beckoning Cat

Author: Koko Nishizuka

Publisher: Holiday House

Published: 2025-03-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780823460090

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In this story based on a Japanese folktale, an impoverished boy named Yohei shares his dinner with a cat that appears on his doorstep. When Yohei faces a crisis, the cat remembers his generosity and brings help.


Kamishibai Man

Kamishibai Man

Author: Allen Say

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2005-10-24

Total Pages: 37

ISBN-13: 0547345941

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The Kamishibai man used to ride his bicycle into town where he would tell stories to the children and sell them candy, but gradually, fewer and fewer children came running at the sound of his clappers. They were all watching their new televisions instead. Finally, only one boy remained, and he had no money for candy. Years later, the Kamishibai man and his wife made another batch of candy, and he pedaled into town to tell one more story—his own. When he comes out of the reverie of his memories, he looks around to see he is surrounded by familiar faces—the children he used to entertain have returned, all grown up and more eager than ever to listen to his delightful tales. Using two very different yet remarkable styles of art, Allen Say tells a tale within a tale, transporting readers seamlessly to the Japan of his memories.


Wabi Sabi

Wabi Sabi

Author: Mark Reibstein

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published: 2009-05-27

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 0316075825

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Wabi Sabi, a little cat in Kyoto, Japan, had never thought much about her name until friends visiting from another land asked her owner what it meant. At last, the master Says, "That's hard to explain." And That is all she says. This unsatisfying answer sets Wabi Sabi on a journey to uncover the meaning of her name, and on the way discovers what wabi sabi is: a Japanese philosophy of seeing beauty in simplicity, the ordinary, and the imperfect. Using spare text and haiku, Mark Reibstein weaves an extraordinary story about finding real beauty in unexpected places. Caldecott Medal-winning artist Ed Young complements the lyrical text with breathtaking collages. Together, they illustrate the unique world view that is wabi sabi. A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book for 2008!


I Live in Brooklyn

I Live in Brooklyn

Author: Mari Takabayashi

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2004-04-22

Total Pages: 37

ISBN-13: 054752868X

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From days on the stoop, playing hopscotch and watching fireworks from the rooftops, to school field trips into the city, where zoos and museums await, Michelle introduces readers to her favorite places and things to do. Mari Takabayashi’s diminutive scenes, busy with cheerful detail, bring the beauty and bustle of New York City to life for children all around the world.


The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 2

The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 2

Author: Kousuke Oono

Publisher: VIZ Media LLC

Published: 2020-01-21

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 1974717852

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The legendary yakuza “the Immortal Dragon” has washed his hands of the gangster life for something far more dangerous—becoming a househusband! Cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping, cooking... These days he’s doing everything he can to succeed as man of the house, if it doesn’t kill him first! The cozy yakuza comedy continues! -- VIZ Media