Taro Miura, Author . Chronicle $15.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-8118-5246-3
Through the use of few words and clean, crisp graphics, Miura introduces the topic of weight and measures for children. Each page features various transport devices that move massive objects, each weighing a set amount. As the story progresses, so...
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Taro Miura. Candlewick, $14.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-6687-3
“Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there was a Tiny King,” Miura (Tools) begins. On the page, the king is no bigger than a fingertip—he’s a cross between a Lego man and a king from a deck of cards. He’s too small to enjoy the kingly...
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Taro Miura. Candlewick, $8.99 (22p) ISBN 978-0-7636-8785-4
A roundheaded tyke with peach skin, spiky brown hair, and geometric features (dot eyes and a triangular nose) joins—and then comforts—a group of noisy animals. The first half of the book, originally published in Japan in 2008, highlights the sounds...
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Taro Miura. Chronicle, $6.99 (12p) ISBN 978-1-4521-7087-9
In a sweet and straightforward board book, animals meet at the volume’s gutter to show the ways they greet one another. Two goldfish say hello “by touching noses!” Ducks “quack hi!” by tapping their beaks together, elephants shake trunks, and...
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