Children's books usually don't receive a lot of reviews. But here is a nice mention on The Castle Library. Check it out!
Patricia C. says, “What an inspiring and beautiful idea for a book. And, it's just been released. I love books that show how we are connected in so many ways — important for children to see! Love this choice.”
Here is the website:
http://castlereads.blogspot.com/2012/05/dreams-around-world-by-takashi-owaki.html
Check out our newest release! Dreams Around the World is now on sale! You can pick it up on Amazon by heading over to our “where to buy” page or by clicking on the link below! It's a great book for the kids. Check it out!
Over the course of three years, the photographer Owaki Takashi traveled to fifty-five countries on six different continents. During his travels, he met 1,460 children and asked them the same question: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Of course, he heard a lot of different answers! Dreams Around the World introduces readers to 13 of these children who share their dreams for the future, as well as a day in their lives. From Finland to Argentina, Mexico to China, these girls and boys dream about becoming doctors, jockeys, and even kung-fu masters. Full-color photographs, flags, and maps accompany the stories of the children, letting readers participate in a unique cultural experience. In the end, readers will discover that despite being from very different places, they all have at least one thing in common: DREAMS!
http://www.amazon.com/Dreams-Around-World-Takashi-Owaki/dp/1935548115/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331153193&sr=8-1
Last years' Save the Himalayas event at the Rubin Museum was a fantastic success. The Dalai Lama's main representative, Lobsang Nyandak was there to speak. Richard Gere showed up, too! Not to mention, it was sold out!
Rima Fujita is back again. This time she will be at the Trace Foundation. Guest Speakers this time around will be Tracy Straus, Sonam Wangdue, and Maho Kawachi.
Trace Foundation's library, in Manhattan's West Village. For more information, email events@trace.org or call +1 (212) 367-7380.
For details please see the links below!
http://www.trace.org/events/events.html
http://www.shambhalasun.com/news/?p=31844
Wow, this our second big post on Crunchy Roll! In case you haven't heard of Crunchyroll, it's the go to place for localized anime in the US. A site that gets a lot of traffic.
The other day they released the news of our big Fall releases, too!
Okay, guys, it's coming!
Here is the full article:
http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2012/04/14/crayon-shin-chan-manga-returns-to-north-america
Well, now that the cat is out of the bag, yup, we are releasing Crayon Shinchan! We will be starting the release with the first nine issues consolidated into three volumes. So you get three for the price of one! Not to mention that they were out of print. But now, the little terror tyke is back!
Also, to boot, we will be releasing Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote, F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, James Joyce's Ulysses, and H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds in manga form in our new Manga Classic Readers series. Anime News Network released the news yesterday on their site. Boy, they waste no time at all!
Here is the full article:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-04-11/one-peace-books-to-re-release-crayon-shin-chan-manga-in-u.s
Words without Borders is a great site dedicated to works in translation.
From the WWB website:
“Our publications and programs open doors for readers of English around the world to the multiplicity of viewpoints, richness of experience, and literary perspective on world events offered by writers in other languages. ”
Hey, that's what we do too!
Recently, they decided to review Schoolgirl. It was a very good review. Please check it out:
http://wordswithoutborders.org/book-review/osamu-dazais-schoolgirl
The Bible: A Japanese Manga Rendition is our latest release. Now on sale!
That's right, the Bible! This is the only Bible on the market that's done in authentic Japanese Manga! At 576 pages this giant volume is something you'll want to have on your shelf. Especially for all our Christian readers out there, now you can give your kids something that they will love and teach them the lessons of the Bible at the same time.
Even the non-believer can enjoy this exciting read! Now everyone can delight in the scenes and stories of the Bible in cinematic style! Non-believers and Christians alike will be entertained with the real manga bible.
The stories and lessons of the Old and New Testaments in a unique format-the Japanese comic-book style of manga. Whether you are well versed in Scripture or are reading the Good Book for the first time, this illustrated Bible is vivid and entertaining, no matter your level of devotion. Translated from the original Japanese, this is the premiere manga Bible.
Breathe Deeply on About.com. Well, not a review but still nice plug. Check it out!
See it here:
http://manga.about.com/od/newmangapreviews/ig/2011-New-Manga-Preview/Breathe-Deeply.htm
Or according to Unputdownables,
“This novella has only whetted my appetite for more. I still can't believe I had never heard of this author who inspires yearly pilgrimages to his grave, and who sells millions of books each year in Japan. My reading needs to get more international, because I am clearly missing out!”
Read the full article here:
http://unputdownables.net/2012/01/05/schoolgirl-by-osamu-dazai/
A new review up for Breathe Deeply. This particular reviewer (The Contemporary Reader) came away with what one should come away with from Breathe Deeply. So it makes me very happy to read it. If you have a minute, please read over the review and you'll see what the book is getting at and what readers can discover from it.
The full review:
http://thecontemporaryreader.blogspot.com/2012/02/unbearable-unbeing-review-of-breathe.html
