Chirri & Chirra in the tall grass

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Title:

Chirri & Chirra in the tall grass

Alternate title:

In the tall grass

Chirri and Chirra in the tall grass

Author:

Doi, Kaya, 1969- author, illustrator.

Kaneko, Yuki, translator.

Series:

Chirri and Chirra and their friends.

Summary:

While on their bicycles, sisters Chirri and Chirra notice that the meadow in front of their house has grown, and cycle into the long grass to discover such activity as bees making honey and flower chafers making mixed-leaf juice.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 18 x 25 cm

Genre:

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Sisters -- Juvenile fiction.

Meadows -- Juvenile fiction.

Bicycles -- Juvenile fiction.

Cycling -- Juvenile fiction.

Girls -- Juvenile fiction.

Insects -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Kaneko, Yuki,

Publisher:

Enchanted Lion Books,

Publication Date:

2017

2007

ISBN:

9781592702251

Publication Information:

New York : Enchanted Lion Books, 2017.

Call Number:

P DOI

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

Chirri and Chirra go on an imaginative adventure where they discover the small overlooked mysteries of the natural world

In their second adventure to reach the US market, Chirri & Chirra become very small, and so are able to explore the magical world hidden away in a mound of tall grass. Filled with friendly, industrious bees and equally inventive bugs, this is a book that brings the lovely particularity of life in Japan--marked by food and nature--to young readers here.

Author Notes

Born in Tokyo, Japan, 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, held at a Tokyo bookshop specializing in children's books. Since then she has created many picture books featuring her delicate color-pencil drawings. She lives in Chiba Prefecture and maintains a strong interest in environmental and animal welfare issues. Since the earthquake of 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.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

The identical-looking girls from 2016's Chirri & Chirra are back, riding their bicycles ("Dring-dring, dring-dring!") into the tall grass of a nearby meadow, and emerging much smaller than before. This new perspective allows an up-close view of the lives of small creatures who they follow home: bees offer the girls freshly baked "honey sponge cake balls wrapped in flower petals" and, later, they cook up fluorite candies with a lizard. The language is straightforward, but Doi's gauzy images revel in the details described. It's a delicious vision of the rewards of curiosity, exploration, and having the freedom to chase adventures wherever they lead. Ages 2-8. (June) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.