Looks at Japanese culture and family life, based on the childhood reminisces of the author/illustrator. This book helps the readers learn about many Japanese traditions and customs, such as gathering around the kotatsu to stay warm, throwing soybeans to keep away ogres, and hanging handmade teru-teru- bozu dolls out the window to stop the rain.
In the beginning there was nothing - a void. Then the ancient gods and goddesses breathed life into lumps of clay, and a great nation rose before them. So begins the Japanese creation myth, as recorded centuries ago in the Kojiki. It's an origin story unlike any other, retold for the first time in a stunning illustrated version by prize-winning artist Kazumi Wilds. Combining the raucous rhythms and gripping imagery of a graphic novel with the classic patterns of an origin story - myth, magic, and monsters take center stage in this bold reworking of a timeless tale