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  • Bibliography:
    5 Books
  • First Book:
    March 2016
  • Latest Book:
    December 2025
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Book List in Order: 5 titles



  • Tokyo lives in a small house between giant buildings with his family and his cat, Kevin. For years, highways and skyscrapers have been built up around the family’s house where once there were hills and trees. Will they ever experience the natural w...



  • Maggie finds treasure wherever she goes. Whether it’s a button, a feather or a shiny stone, she picks it up and takes it home. At first the neighbors and city workers are grateful to Maggie for cleaning up; the mayor even gives her an award. But...



  • Can a long-forgotten song bring the snow back to Freya’s town? A lyrical fable from award-winning creators Jon-Erik Lappano and Byron Eggenschwiler. Freya has always loved the snow and the way it covers everything like powdered sugar. But the s...



  • Faced with moving away from his beloved river in the country, Martin discovers it is possible to make a meaningful connection to nature in the city, too, and find ways to accept changes beyond his control. Martin loves to play by the river near his h...



  • A moving picture book about an anxious girl who can talk to birds but finds it hard to talk to people. When a new boy at school connects with trees the way she does with birds, they begin to form a friendship.Mira speaks to the birds. As a baby, she ...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Jon-Erik Lappano has published 5 books.

The next book by Jon-Erik Lappano, The Language of Birds, will be published in December 2025.

The first book by Jon-Erik Lappano, Tokyo Digs a Garden, was published in March 2016.

No. Jon-Erik Lappano does not write books in series.