Books with author Gyo Fujikawa

You can count on Gyo Fujikawa to create adorable babies—and this rhyming counting book has ten little ones to start the fun! All together the toddlers enjoy their bottles; then one throws his away, leaving nine. Naptime’s next, as the group snuggles peacefully into a soft cloud—but a wide-eyed child starts to play and now we’ve got eight. The joyful hijinks continue as the tots get sticky with marmalade, get up to some naughty tricks, bang on the floor, and more. Page by page, the countdown continues until: One little baby, alone having fun. He became a grownup, and then there were NONE!

Adorable, irresistible animal babies: artist and author Gyo Fujikawa creates a warm and loving look at young creatures in the wild, together with their mommies, daddies, and siblings. In the woods, baby bunnies meet with small chipmunks and turtles. The icy far north features polar bears and seals atop ice floes. Tiny koalas ride piggyback on mama, way high in the treetops, while a joey stays snugly, safely in mother kangaroo’s pouch. Children will also happily meet birds, monkeys, waddling penguins, and a new tiger family, with the cute cubs snuggled against their mom’s big paws.Every image in this simple, pleasing board book will grab toddlers’ attention and imagination.

Pat-a-Cake,” “Simple Simon,” “Rock-a-bye, Baby:” these and the many other rhymes that make up Mother Goose have become almost as much a staple of child-rearing as the rattle and the bottle. Little ones love its mix of lullabies and limericks, humor and sing-song verse, and they learn from it too. Gyo Fujikawa brought her inimitable style to this version, which features a mix of enchanting line drawings and warm color pictures. Adorable mice, led by a duck in uniform, man the boat in “I Saw a Ship a-Sailing.” A multicultural group of children circle round “The Mulberry Bush.” And “The Three Kittens” have never been cuter. Fujikawa has succeeded in creating a truly magical world for kids to enter.