The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Doi, Kaya

Chirri & Chirra

40 pp. | Enchanted Lion | September, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59270-199-5 $15.95

(1) PS Translated by Yuki Kaneko. In this Japanese import, Chirri and Chirra take a day-long bike ride through a pastoral world. Amenities appear just when needed; ultimately, the sisters arrive at a forest hotel in time for an animal symphony concert. Adult humans are absent, leaving room for the fox waiter, the pig flautist, and all the other animals of this peaceable kingdom. Crayon/pastel illustrations in gentle, saturated colors capture the girls' summer idyll.

Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2017