Guri and Gura's Magical Friend

Guri and Gura

by Rieko Nakagawa, Yuriko Yamawaki, Peter Howlett (Translator)

When the mice Guri and Gura go on a breakfast picnic they meet Bunny Buna, who can make his arms any length and who builds a boat out of clouds to take them for a ride.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published August 15, 2003

About the author

Rieko Nakagawa was a Japanese children's literature writer and lyricist. Her first work, Iyayaen, was published in 1962, and she published over 30 books since then. She had won multiple awards for her works, including the Kikuchi Kan Prize.

Reviews

[Katerina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story

[Haru · Rating 5 out of 5]

I remember my mother reading this book to me as a child. When life was oh so simple and all I did was play, sleep, eat, but as time passed and I grew up, I don't know why I became such a realist. As we grow older we forget to have fun and do simple things just because we want to, we feel that things aren't worth doing without it being of some sort of financial or social benefit to us. Books like these remind us to balance out planning your future with being present and living in the moment, doing what you want just because you want to. Knowing that it' okay and you don't have to justify yourself to anyone or anything, take a breath, read some childrens books.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Multiple readings just to see all of the artwork!