Japan
Kiki's Delivery Service
By Eiko Kadono, Emily Balistrieri (Translator), Yuta Onoda (Illustrator)
Kiki’s Delivery Service. Eiko Kadono. Translated by Emily Balistrieri. Illustrations by Yuta Onoda. Delacorte Press, 2020. Originally published as 魔女の宅急便 (Majyo no Takkyubin) in Japanese by Fukuinkan Shoten Publishers, Inc., in Tokyo, in 1985. Kiki’s Delivery Service was originally published in English in 2003; this is a new translation. ISBN 9781984896667. 208 p. (Ages 8-12). Fiction.
From the publisher: “Thirteen-year-old half-witch Kiki travels to the town of Koriko, where she makes new friends, overcomes challenges, and shares her magic with her community to make the world a brighter place.” The book inspired the Hayao Miyazaki film by the same name. A Junior Library Guild selection. The author Eiko Kadono won the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2018. [all]
India
A Tangle of Brungles
By Shobha Viswanath, Culpeo S. Fox (Illustrator)
A Tangle of Brungles. Shobha Viswanath. Illustrated by Culpeo S. Fox. Karadi Tales Picturebooks, 2018. First published in Chennai, in 2018. ISBN 9788181903600. 40 p. (Ages 7-9). Picture book.
A coven of witches brew up a potion to summon Mr. Brungles, who one of the witches wants to marry. Accompanied with stunning illustrations, this book is a creative way to teach children the terms for collective nouns. Would pair with The Witches by Roald Dahl. The author is the co-founder and publishing director of Karadi Tales Company, an independent children’s publishing house based in Chennai, India. Watch a video on A Tangle of Brungles by Shobha Viswanath. [mi]