Advance review copies will be sent to key store buyers, librarians,
bloggers and reviewers.
Special poster and Enchanted Lion catalog promotional mailing to
stores.
The book will be promoted using various forms of social media
including Facebook, Twitter, and instagram.
Born in Tokyo, Kaya Doi graduated with a degree in design
from Tokyo Zokei University. She got her start in picture books by
attending the Atosaki Juku Workshop, a program at a Tokyo bookshop
specializing in illustrated books. Since then she has created many
picture books with her softly styled, color-pencil drawings. She
now lives in Chiba Prefecture and maintains a strong interest in
environmental and animal welfare issues. Since the earthquake of
March 2011, she has been active in recovery and shelter efforts for
abandoned pets.
Yuki Kaneko was born and educated in Japan. She is a
sculptor, a translator, an urban naturalist, and a botanist. She
works on New York City's High Line and lives in Brooklyn with her
family.
A Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far) SelectionA
Wall Street Journal 20 Best Children’s Books of the Past 20 Years
SelectionA New York Magazine 2024 Holiday Gift Guide Selection
One of Kirkus Reviews’s Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far)!
"Doi creates her illustrations with colored pencil, pastel, and
crayon, crafting them to look like mid-20th-century lithographs. A
serene, feel-good outing with a cozy, old-fashioned feel."
*Kirkus Reviews*
One of the Wall Street Journal’s “20 Best Children’s Books of the
Past 20 Years: Most Beguiling Picture-Book Series!” "These
enchanting books are like a dream of childhood—full of kindness,
adventure and eccentric delights."
*The Wall Street Journal*
Featured in New York Magazine's 2024 Holiday Gift Guide: Best Books
to Gift to Little Kids! "It’s simple, and the colored-pencil
illustrations are very charming — the best imaginative treats."
*New York Magazine’s The Strategist*
I love a book that is just so clearly written to access the world
inside a child’s mind... It’s an adventure to nowhere and
everywhere and is so visually enchanting.
*New York Magazine’s The Strategist*
With a sweet story and darling illustrations, softly drawn and
softly tinted on creamy paper, Kaya Doi's U.S. debut picture book,
Chirri & Chirra, takes 3- to 8-year-olds into a magical forest
filled with genial animals and scrumptious things to eat... A day
of happy adventure ends with the girls checking into a forest hotel
and joining their fellow guests in a starlit serenade in this
charming first volume.
*The Wall Street Journal*
STARRED REVIEW! ? "‘What a perfect day,' says Chirri as this story
begins, and she’s right. Chirri and her sister Chirra go on a
day-long bike ride through a gently rolling pastoral world.
Amenities appear just when they need them: the forest café and the
bakery, the bridge over the stream, the tree (perfect for napping
under), and, finally, the forest hotel, where an animal symphony
concert takes place. Adult humans are completely absent, which
leaves room for the fox waiter, the raccoon baker, the pig
flautist, and all the other animals of this peaceable kingdom...
The crayon/ pastel illustrations in gentle, saturated colors on
delicious creamy paper are reminiscent of Marie Hall Ets in In the
Forest. There’s no tension here, no roadblocks, no problems for the
girls to solve, just a summer idyll for those kids who cannot
resist making acorns into hats for fairies and whose favorite part
of any story is the description of what the characters ate. What
does the rabbit have for lunch? Carrot buns with lemon jam. Of
course."
*The Horn Book*
“Children who love to imagine inhabiting a parallel animal realm
will be enchanted by the mouthwatering concoctions and friendly
interactions—drinking acorn coffee from the hollowed nut while
conversing with the bee sipping violet tea, or later watching a
rabbit select carrot buns with lemon jam at the roadside bakery...
Curving compositions and sweeping greenery rendered in colored
pencil, combined with the white (negative) space swirling around
each image on the page, recall the harmonious designs in Virginia
Lee Burton's The Little House. While there's nary an adult in
sight, this charming picture book is completely in touch with
childhood desires and logic... A sweet and safe selection to
nourish children's spirits and fuel fantasies, best shared
one-on-one so they can pore over the artwork.”
*School Library Journal*
Doi's illustrations are a large part of the appeal of this book.
The two girls are matching except for the buttons on their dresses.
The illustrations celebrate the different sizes of creatures and
also the food and drink that the girls have along the way. Just the
acorn coffee and clover tea will have your mouth watering. Expect
plenty of tea parties and sandwiches after reading this.
*Waking Brain Cells*
We are thrilled to share this utterly delightful book by well-loved
Japanese author and illustrator, Kaya Doi. It's an overwhelmingly
charming and quirky read, as only the Japanese know how. This
beautifully perfect oblong tome contains the most adorable and warm
illustrations.
*Picture Books Blogger*
Chirri & Chirra is an utterly charming series of children’s picture
books...low on the angst scale and high on the charm meter. Doi is
known for her softly styled drawings on rich creamy paper. She
creates the illustrations in these books with colored pencils,
pastels, and crayons, crafting them to give an old-world feel, a
time of innocence and simplicity. The exquisite art radiates joy
and has a dreamy quality to it that reflects how children imagine
their ideal world to be. These delightful books are a welcome
escape for young children from their anxieties.
*International Examiner*
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