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Starting a new school, Anzu struggles to find her place. Starting a new art unit, her class struggles to learn origami. It’s not easy to make friends or to fold tiny paper figures, but with her grandfather’s encouragement, Anzu finds a way to try again even when she doesn’t succeed the first time—and helps her classmates do the same.
(THEMES: SEL, friendship, art, new school, diversity)

​​June 22, 2023,  Albert Whitman & Co.

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MISO MAGIC
Illustrator: Mizuho Fujisawa
Spring, 2024
Albert Whitman & Co.

Miso ferments and koji grows, along with the bonds of Susumu and his father.

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​THE STAR FESTIVAL makes the 'under five' list! The Bank Street College of Education's
Best Children's Book of the Year 2022 Edition 

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THE STAR FESTIVAL with an honorary mention Freeman Book Award sticker given by the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia.

Check out the winner and other honorable mentions here.

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Tanzaku Wishes - Celebrating the Star Festival 2021
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ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH!

Join @MaiStoryBook for an interacitve reading of THE STAR FESTIVAL!​

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THE STAR FESTIVAL
Images and Inspiration

Summers in Japan.

A festival I attended as a kid in Japan.

Celebrations with siblings & my Aunt Eiko.

Unboxing THE STAR FESTIVAL.