Mai and the Missing Melon

by Sonoko Sakai

2023 Freeman Book Awards "Of Note" title in Children's Literature

An exploration of Japanese food, culture, and history that celebrates the special relationship between a child, her grandmother, and the power of kindness, for kids 3-7, by the author of Japanese Home Cooking, Sonoko Sakai.

This charming story invites the reader on a journey through rural 1960s Japan following a little girl named Mai on the Enoden...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1645471241
• ISBN13: 9781645471240
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Bala Kids
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.2" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2