Taro Gomi is een gevierde Japanse illustrator en kinderboekenschrijver wiens werk leeftijd en geografie overstijgt. Zijn creaties worden gekenmerkt door een speelse aanpak, die zowel de jongste lezers als volwassenen weet te boeien. Gomi blinkt uit in visueel vertellen en verkent vaak alledaagse ervaringen en emoties met eenvoud en diepgaand inzicht. Zijn kenmerkende stijl en productieve creativiteit maken hem tot een belangrijke stem in de kinderliteratuur.
Twisty mazes! Silly monsters! Rocket ships! Racing cars! This endlessly clever book contains more than 60 games for children that let them imagine, build, guess, observe, count, match, sort, add, subtract, read, think, and play! Perfect for pre-K and early elementary ages, Taro Gomi's Playful Puzzles introduces a wide array of essential childhood skills—colorfully, intriguingly.
Vibrantly illustrated, this collection introduces young readers to Japan through engaging themes like greetings, games, and colors. Taro Gomi's clever and humorous style makes learning first words and simple phrases enjoyable. The book offers a rich exploration of a child's early experiences, blending education with cultural insights, ensuring it becomes a cherished favorite for families.
A little girl speculates about her mother's life before she became a mom. Ages 0+
A board book about a boy in a race who runs past the finish line, through neighborhoods and fields because he loves to run
Renowned children's book illustrator Taro Gomi invites kids of all ages to not only color, but also draw, imagine, and create. Unfinished pictures and intriguing prompts foster children's powers of visualization, and at nearly 400 pages, this book provides plenty of room to stretch the imagination.
A little girl learns to walk, climb, and study the earth from her friends, most of whom are animals.
Since we all eat, we all must poop. All of us! Everyone!This wonderful, modern-day toddler classic presents information that children both want and need in a refreshingly honest, informative, and age-appropriate way.
Originally published in Japan in 1979 by EHONKAN Inc., Tokyo, under the title Hayaku Aitaina.
In this sly activity board book from celebrated international favorite Taro Gomi, young readers will delight to find hidden objects amidst familiar characters. When a crocodile's dangerous smile can become a shiny toothbrush and a butterfly's camouflage transforms into adorable heart shapes, there's no telling what comes next! Kids will love learning that not everything in this world is as it seems. Sure to be a hit during both storytime and playtime!
