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Books in Mameshiba series

  • Meet Mameshiba!

    Media

    Paperback (VIZ Media - Children's, July 5, 2011)
    They’re cute, they’re curious, they’re bean dogs. The Japanese sensations are coming to the U.S. in their first-ever adventures.Reads L to R (Western Style). Did you know? Every Mameshiba character has its own quirky personality! Meet Edamame, Tiger Bean, Soybean, Chili Bean and all their friends in this guide packed with trivia, quizzes, comics and fun!Plus, meet three brand-new beans: Cranberry Bean, Lima Bean and Black-Eyed-Pea!
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  • Mameshiba Love Winter

    Media, Thomas Flintham

    Hardcover (VIZ Media - Children's, Nov. 1, 2011)
    It's wintertime fun with Mameshiba!When it's cold and snowy, Mameshiba are ready to play! The clever beans are building a snow castle, and you can join in the fun. Decorate the snowy scenes with stickers and play around the castle with your very own Mameshiba figures. Plus, keep the beans warm by dressing them up in winter gear! Includes:--25 stickers which can be used throughout the book, including hats, scarves and earmuffs to decorate the character punch-outs--12 character punch-outs and stands (one each of the characters mentioned in the story)--The inside front cover has an envelope that will house the punch-out character sheets and sticker sheets--Book contains pop-out play scene of the snow castle.--Additional seek-and-find element hidden throughout the book.
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  • Mameshiba: How to Be the Best Friend Ever

    Media

    Paperback (VIZ Media - Children's, Aug. 7, 2012)
    Reads L to R (Western Style) for all audiences. Cranberry Bean and friends offer advice about how to be the best friend ever! Includes stickers, games, and crafts for you and your friends!
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  • Mameshiba: On the Loose!

    James Turner, Jorge Monlongo, Gemma Correll

    Paperback (VIZ Media - Children's, July 5, 2011)
    They're cute, they're curious, they're bean dogs.Reads L to R (Western Style). It's a BEAN! It's a DOG! It's...BOTH?! Meet Mameshiba, the cute little bean dogs with bite! Starring in their first ever adventures, they rescue friends, explore outer space, and offer interesting bits of trivia when you least expect it. Hold on tight--Mameshiba are on the loose!And don't miss the Mameshiba Shorts!
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  • Mameshiba: We Could Be Heroes

    James Turner, Jorge Monlongo

    Paperback (VIZ Media - Children's, July 3, 2012)
    They’re cute, they’re curious, they’re bean dogs. The Japanese sensations are coming to the U.S. in their first-ever adventures.Reads L to R (Western Style) Meet Mameshiba! The Japanese sensations are coming to the U.S. in their first-ever graphic novel series! Now that these irresistibly cute, irrepressibly curious characters have been unleashed, there’s no telling where they’ll turn up! Once upon a time….A monster growled from under the bed.An almond was super-duper-sized.A chili bean fell in love.Mameshiba are back for more laughs, more trivia, and more adventure!
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  • Mameshiba: Enchanted

    James Turner, Jorge Monlongo

    Paperback (VIZ Media - Children's, Sept. 3, 2013)
    Meet Mameshiba! The Japanese sensations are coming to the U.S. in their first-ever graphic novel series! Now that these irresistibly cute, irrepressibly curious characters have been unleashed, there’s no telling where they’ll turn up! It was a dark and stormy night… The kitchen is haunted, Cranberry Bean is under a spell, and Swordbean is trapped in a book with... Babyshiba! It’s another volume of incredible cuteness and enchanted adventure! And don’t miss the Mameshiba shorts by Chris Eliopolous! Reads L to R (Western Style) for all ages. Praise for Mameshiba: on the Loose!: “Turner and Monlongo have made a complex—and very funny—story out of a few simple ingredients. Mameshiba on the Loose! is a great comic for kids and kids-at-heart alike.” – MTV Geek “Turner, Monlongo, and Viz Media have reimagined the Mameshiba for a young audience, and … the results make for fun, fast reading” --Publisher’s Weekly “The whole book had me grinning from ear to ear from the first page till the last.” –Sequential Tart
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