Grandpa Kuma In Japan

“It’s Grandpa Kuma!” I shouted. He still looked like a big bear to me.

After Grandpa Kuma’s visit to her hometown of New York, Miko has travelled all the way to Japan to see him again. Grandpa Kuma wants Miko to try speaking Japanese, but although she has been practising on her own at home, she is too shy to speak it out loud with her grandpa. Until, that is, she finds herself lost in a big, strange city and knows she must find her voice before it’s too late.

A gentle look at language and the barriers it can create.

With free audio recording of the book, read by the author.

Author/Illustrator: Michelle Maiden

Age: 4+

ISBN: 978-1-913292-85-0