Moni Ritchie Hadley
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PREORDER
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)
​April 1, ​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.

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!​




THE STAR FESTIVAL
Images and Inspiration


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Summers in Japan.
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A festival I attended as a kid in Japan.
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Celebrations with siblings & my Aunt Eiko.
Unboxing THE STAR FESTIVAL.
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