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PreS-Gr 1—This Japanese import is the first in a series featuring two nearly identical rosy-cheeked girls. Dressed in black leggings and button-down cardigans, they spend a day cycling through the forest, straight black hair billowing behind them. The sound of the bicycles—"dring-dring, dring-dring!"—signals each leg of their journey. Every establishment they visit accommodates creatures of varying sizes, so at the tidy woodland café, "they sit at a table that's just right for them." Children who love to imagine inhabiti...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

"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 cafe 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 huma...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In this Japanese import, Chirri and Chirra take a day-long bike ride through a pastoral world. Amenities appear just when needed; ultimately, th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More