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Books with author Kazuo Iwamura

  • Bedtime in the Forest

    Kazuo Iwamura

    Hardcover (NorthSouth Books, Aug. 1, 2010)
    For every child who has ever begged to stay up later Mick, Mack, and Molly, the three popular squirrel children, are back in action—but not when they should be. This time, they are up and out in the middle of the night. After all, the owl children are wide-awake and playing. So why can’t squirrel children stay up late and play, too?
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  • Seven Little Mice Go To School

    Kazuo Iwamura

    Hardcover (NorthSouth Books, July 1, 2011)
    It's time for seven little mice to start school! And it's up to Mother Mouse to get them there. When the little mice prove reluctant, Mother Mouse invents "the mouse train" -- all aboard!
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  • Good-bye, Winter! Hello, Spring!

    Kazuo Iwamura

    Hardcover (NorthSouth Books, March 5, 2019)
    A beloved story, now available in English, from Japanese master of children’s book illustration Kazuo IwamuraWhen spring comes, it melts the snow. Where will all the water go? The first harbingers of spring can be seen in the forest—as the wet snow begins to melt. The little squirrels Mick, Mack, and Molly can’t believe that snow can turn into water. That is, until they discover a floating tree and use it as a raft. This gentle adventure, told in rhyme, is a wonderful celebration of nature and friendship.
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  • Hooray for Snow!

    Kazuo Iwamura

    Hardcover (NorthSouth, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Beautiful illustrations bring a winter wonderland to life as three little squirrels try to convince Daddy to come out and play! Three squirrel children are ecstatic that it has snowed, but have a hard time pulling their sled, and an even harder time convincing Papa to come out in the cold and help them. Papa starts out shivering, but soon he is as warm as toast and having as much fun as the children.
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  • Hooray for Spring

    Kazuo Iwamura

    Hardcover (NorthSouth Books, March 1, 2009)
    What child doesnt love the first signs of spring? Its spring, and the world is full of new leaves, and cherry blossoms, and hungry baby birds. Mick, Mack, and Molly can see that caterpillars like to eat leaves, and bees like to suck nectar from the blossoms, but what can they feed a hungry young chick?
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  • Hooray for Fall

    Kazuo Iwamura

    Hardcover (NorthSouth Books, Aug. 1, 2009)
    The three irrepressible young squirrels of HOORAY FOR SNOW and HOORAY FOR SPRING are back in the third book in the HOORAY series, written and illustrated by renowned Japanese artist Kazuo Iwamura.
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  • Hooray for Summer!

    Kazuo Iwamura

    Hardcover (NorthSouth Books, April 1, 2010)
    A sudden summer thunderstorm sends the squirrel children scampering. It’s a hot summer afternoon. Nothing is stirring. Not the frogs, not the flowers, not even the grass. Then suddenly birds are flocking overhead. Small animals are racing for shelter. The rain starts pouring down. Thunder booms. Lightning cracks and flashes. Mick, Mack, and Molly are caught in the midst of one of the most exciting moments of summer: a sudden summer thunderstorm. It can be scary, but for the three squirrel children, safe and dry in a cave, it brings new friends.
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  • The 14 Forest Mice and the Summer Laundry Day

    Kazuo Iwamura

    Hardcover (Gareth Stevens Pub, March 15, 1991)
    In The 14 Forest Mice and the Summer Laundry Day, the family launches an all-out assault on dirty laundry. On a hot day, washing clothes can provide surprising refreshment for this inventive and fun-loving family.
  • Seven Little Mice Have Fun on the Ice

    Kazuo Iwamura

    Hardcover (NorthSouth Books, Oct. 1, 2011)
    Seven little mice enjoy a winter adventure when they go ice fishing. Illustrated by Kazuo Iwamura, creator of the popular "Hooray" series.
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  • The 14 Forest Mice and the Harvest Moon Watch

    Kazuo Iwamura

    Hardcover (Gareth Stevens Publishing, March 15, 1991)
    Members of the Forest Mouse family encounter tree frogs, dragonflies, inchworms, and birds as they climb a tree to enjoy the beauty of the sun and the rising moon.
  • The 14 Forest Mice and the Spring Meadow Picnic

    Kazuo Iwamura

    Hardcover (Gareth Stevens Chilldren's Books, March 15, 1991)
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  • Tan Tan's Suspenders

    Kazuo Iwamura

    Library Binding (Atheneum, June 1, 1983)
    A pair of ordinary suspenders becomes a hammock, a slingshot, and other sources of fun for a happy-go-lucky monkey.